Chen Yi: "As long as there is no problem with this plaster skull, I can indeed complete the painting of skin with bones.
But it’s hard to say how long it will take.
If everything goes well, maybe a few hours.
If things don’t go well, it could take several days.”
"How long will it take?"
Tang Ren immediately left a message: "I remember last time I used bone painting to paint skin, Geng Qingqing's appearance was restored very quickly~~
How to introduce it, it will take several hours, or even several days~~
"Shen Kuaian, you can't be so selfish. Just to get the title of the fastest man in the crime-solving group, you falsified your work hours and slacked off on the job~~"
Chen Yi: “This… really not.
You are not painters, so you may not know the difficulty of painting skin with bones.
In the Leather Man Case, I drew Wu Juncong's face from the side while he was wearing a mask. Do you remember?
The principle is actually the same as painting skin with bones.
They all look for limited feature points to confirm the target face.
It is already very difficult to draw a face from a photo of someone wearing a mask, and most sketch artists cannot do it.
Compared to painting skin with bones, it is several levels more difficult.
Although the mask covers part of the face, the approximate face under the mask can still be determined based on the shape of the part that fits the face and the shape of the folds of the mask.
Not to mention, there is a directly exposed part on the upper part of the mask.
It can also be used as a basis for estimating the overall facial appearance.
But painting skin with bones is different, there are only bones, no skin or flesh.
The thickness of soft tissue on bones varies greatly from person to person and is related to race, living environment, daily diet, etc.
The entire recovery process requires constant trial and error, so it naturally takes longer.”
Kiko: "From what you said, it seems that the steps of painting skin with bones are similar to the cranial restoration that the group leader is doing now!
?_??”
Chen Yi: “In principle, it’s pretty much the same.
However, the specific methods are different.”
Kiko: "Doesn't that mean that it might take a long time for the group leader to restore the cranium?
⊙_⊙”
That’s not necessary!
It does take a long time for a normal skull restorer to restore a skull.
It was even longer than the time Chen Yi mentioned.
But Shen Ting is obviously not normal!
He has already spent so many skill points on exchanging for craniometry restoration. If the time consumed is still the same as that of an ordinary restorer, then wouldn't his exchange be in vain?
"I was thinking of taking a break, but it seems I don't have the chance anymore."
There is only a little over a day left to solve the case.
It would be embarrassing if Chen Yi took several days to complete the painting of skin with bones.
Shen Ting left a message directly in the case-solving group:
"I'll do the phrenology restoration myself!"
Chen Yi: “That’s fine, I don’t have time anyway.
←_←
I'm looking at Geng Bin's paintings, they are indeed quite stylish.
Moreover, the contents of many paintings are related to his daily life.
I want to see if I can find any clues from it.”
…
Xinyi District Public Security Bureau, outside the appraisal room.
Director Dama, seeing Shen Ting pick up the plaster skull again and use various tools to measure it, explained:
"In phrenology reconstruction, after completing the first step of 'pre-processing', the next step is 'demographic analysis'.
To put it simply!
By measuring skull characteristics such as the prominence of the brow arches and the shape of the occipital bone, the age of the skull owner at the time of death, the approximate living area, etc. can be inferred.
This can help determine the general facial shape of the victim..."
Seeing Shen Ting take out hard plastic as thick as a little finger, cut it into different lengths, and stick it to different parts of the plaster skull, Director Dama continued to explain:
“This is the third step, marking key points.
Use plastic cylinders to mark the thickness of soft tissue at special locations such as the eye sockets and cheekbones.
This is crucial to determining the final appearance..."
Director Dama said, looking at Shen Ting's swift movements, a look of surprise slowly appeared on his face:
“What a fast recovery.
And Shen Ting plans to restore it manually?"
The captain next to him, Yang Changlong, was also surprised:
“I’ve seen skull reconstructions done before, and they seem very complicated and time-consuming.
It usually takes several weeks or even a month to complete recovery.
But Chen Ting’s operation looks so simple!
Just roll up the clay and stick it directly onto the plaster skull."
Xiong Beibei next to him nodded repeatedly:
"I feel like I can do it too!"
Director Zhang, the forensic doctor, shook his head:
“What Chen Ting is doing now is the fourth step, reconstructing the skull and facial structure.
That is, building a layer of soft tissue on the bones.
There are generally two methods: manual restoration using clay, or with the help of computer software.
Usually, older restorers insist on using clay for restoration.
I didn’t expect that Shen Ting is so traditional despite being so young.”
After saying this with a smile, Director Zhang pondered again:
“However, I heard from my teacher that the reason why clay restoration is not used by many people is because the technical requirements for the restorer are much higher.
It is not only important to know the facts, but also to know the reasons behind them.
A highly skilled restorer can create a more intuitive and vivid restoration using clay, and the accuracy is much higher than that achieved with software."
“Chen Ting’s clay work may seem casual, but it actually has a lot of skills.
The amount of clay taken each time and the adjustment of the clay thickness are obviously very precise.
Once glued to the plaster skull, very little adjustment is required.
This is very difficult!
It’s not as simple as just playing with the soil.
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