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Autori principali: Yang, Jiachen, Lin, Xianhui, Dong, Yi, Zheng, Zebiao, Liu, Xing, Gu, Hong, Fang, Yanmei
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Pubblicazione: 2026
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.01163
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author Yang, Jiachen
Lin, Xianhui
Dong, Yi
Zheng, Zebiao
Liu, Xing
Gu, Hong
Fang, Yanmei
author_facet Yang, Jiachen
Lin, Xianhui
Dong, Yi
Zheng, Zebiao
Liu, Xing
Gu, Hong
Fang, Yanmei
contents Face retouching requires removing subtle imperfections while preserving unique facial identity features, in order to enhance overall aesthetic appeal. However, existing methods suffer from a fundamental trade-off. Supervised learning on labeled data is constrained to pixel-level label mimicry, failing to capture complex subjective human aesthetic preferences. Conversely, while online reinforcement learning (RL) excels at preference alignment, its stochastic exploration paradigm conflicts with the high-fidelity demands of face retouching and often introduces noticeable noise artifacts due to accumulated stochastic drift. To address these limitations, we propose BeautyGRPO, a reinforcement learning framework that aligns face retouching with human aesthetic preferences. We construct FRPref-10K, a fine-grained preference dataset covering five key retouching dimensions, and train a specialized reward model capable of evaluating subtle perceptual differences. To reconcile exploration and fidelity, we introduce Dynamic Path Guidance (DPG). DPG stabilizes the stochastic sampling trajectory by dynamically computing an anchor-based ODE path and replanning a guided trajectory at each sampling timestep, effectively correcting stochastic drift while maintaining controlled exploration. Extensive experiments show that BeautyGRPO outperforms both specialized face retouching methods and general image editing models, achieving superior texture quality, more accurate blemish removal, and overall results that better align with human aesthetic preferences.
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spellingShingle BeautyGRPO: Aesthetic Alignment for Face Retouching via Dynamic Path Guidance and Fine-Grained Preference Modeling
Yang, Jiachen
Lin, Xianhui
Dong, Yi
Zheng, Zebiao
Liu, Xing
Gu, Hong
Fang, Yanmei
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Face retouching requires removing subtle imperfections while preserving unique facial identity features, in order to enhance overall aesthetic appeal. However, existing methods suffer from a fundamental trade-off. Supervised learning on labeled data is constrained to pixel-level label mimicry, failing to capture complex subjective human aesthetic preferences. Conversely, while online reinforcement learning (RL) excels at preference alignment, its stochastic exploration paradigm conflicts with the high-fidelity demands of face retouching and often introduces noticeable noise artifacts due to accumulated stochastic drift. To address these limitations, we propose BeautyGRPO, a reinforcement learning framework that aligns face retouching with human aesthetic preferences. We construct FRPref-10K, a fine-grained preference dataset covering five key retouching dimensions, and train a specialized reward model capable of evaluating subtle perceptual differences. To reconcile exploration and fidelity, we introduce Dynamic Path Guidance (DPG). DPG stabilizes the stochastic sampling trajectory by dynamically computing an anchor-based ODE path and replanning a guided trajectory at each sampling timestep, effectively correcting stochastic drift while maintaining controlled exploration. Extensive experiments show that BeautyGRPO outperforms both specialized face retouching methods and general image editing models, achieving superior texture quality, more accurate blemish removal, and overall results that better align with human aesthetic preferences.
title BeautyGRPO: Aesthetic Alignment for Face Retouching via Dynamic Path Guidance and Fine-Grained Preference Modeling
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.01163