A person working on digital art at a desk with two large monitors, one displaying a 3D skull model and the other showing a pencil sketch of a face. The person is using a drawing tablet with a stylus.

Philippe Froesch (France, 1964)

Graduated from École des Beaux-Arts de Nantes (1987)

Speaks and understands French, English, Spanish, German, and Catalan.

Softwares used for facial reconstructions: Osirix, Agisoft Metashape, Zbrush, Cinema4D 2023, Vray, Octane.

Visualforensic/TheLivingFace is Philippe Froesch E.I., a company proposing forensic facial reconstructions since 2010. The company is based in France. Philippe Froesch is the director of the studio.

Since August 2022, the new webpage is thelivingface.com

A collage of images depicting a person doing facial scans or 3D modeling, including close-up shots of a woman's face, a 3D head sculpture, a digital workspace with a 3D face model on a computer screen, video recording equipment, and a studio setup.

Great work takes time.

Creating a lifelike portrait is the hardest part of the job. Sometimes it takes hundreds of tries to catch the gaze of the character.

Our Values

Respect of the remains.

We are not creating video games character, but manipulating real bones of deceased persons. We will always promote an ethical process of reconstruction.

Nondisclosure agreements.

We will never 3D print copies of the remains or reveal parts of the process that our clients want to keep confidential.

Artistic rights.

ADAGP Paris is the depositary of our artistic rights.

Reproduction, diffusion, and exhibition rights have to be requested at ADAGP. .