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Creative tools for producing realistic 3D facial expressions and animation. / Tsekleves, Emmanuel; Constantinides, Ricky; Cosmas, John.
In: International Journal of Creative Computing, Vol. 1, No. 2-4, 2016, p. 199-230.

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Tsekleves, E, Constantinides, R & Cosmas, J 2016, 'Creative tools for producing realistic 3D facial expressions and animation', International Journal of Creative Computing, vol. 1, no. 2-4, pp. 199-230. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCRC.2016.076052

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Tsekleves, E., Constantinides, R., & Cosmas, J. (2016). Creative tools for producing realistic 3D facial expressions and animation. International Journal of Creative Computing, 1(2-4), 199-230. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCRC.2016.076052

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Tsekleves E, Constantinides R, Cosmas J. Creative tools for producing realistic 3D facial expressions and animation. International Journal of Creative Computing. 2016;1(2-4):199-230. doi: 10.1504/IJCRC.2016.076052

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Tsekleves, Emmanuel ; Constantinides, Ricky ; Cosmas, John. / Creative tools for producing realistic 3D facial expressions and animation. In: International Journal of Creative Computing. 2016 ; Vol. 1, No. 2-4. pp. 199-230.

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