Shenli Nishang: Alibaba Film & TV Costume and Makeup Model 102

Alibaba Digital Media & Entertainment Group released its self-developed film and TV costume and makeup large model "Shenli Nishang" on June 29, 2024. This is the first large AI model specifically designed for costume styling in film and TV dramas. It can quickly generate cinematic-quality costume styling from various dynasties, assisting stylists with creative design. By setting conditions such as dynasty, gender, and identity, and entering relevant prompts, costume and makeup images can be generated in just 2 minutes.

Official website of the Shenli Nishang AI large model:https://jobs.alibaba-dme.com/?lang=zh

Features of Shenli Nishang:

Shenli Nishang primarily serves period dramas and includes three major functions: styling design, makeup and hair design, and pattern design. Stylists can set conditions such as dynasty, gender, and identity, and enter relevant prompts to obtain styling images within 2 minutes.

Styling Design: Shenli Nishang can quickly generate cinematic-quality costume styling from various dynasties based on conditions such as dynasty, gender, and identity. This includes Tang Dynasty official robes, court lady garments, dancer costumes, ethnic minority attire, and more.

Makeup and Hair Design: The Shenli Nishang model also includes a makeup and hair design function, capable of generating makeup looks and hairstyle design plans that match character settings based on prompts.

Pattern Design: Generate and design traditional pattern motifs with detailed texture and artistic appeal for use on costumes.

Combination of History and Aesthetics: The Shenli Nishang team worked closely with professional stylists to refine the model, allowing the AI to learn strictly according to archaeological standards, gaining a precise understanding of ancient Chinese costume systems and thereby better presenting traditional Chinese aesthetics.

Application Scenarios of Shenli Nishang:

The Shenli Nishang large model has already been applied to several period and Republican-era dramas, including "Palm in Hand." In the practice on "Palm in Hand," after providing requirements such as style, color, and character pose to the costume and makeup large model, multiple styling images could be obtained in 2 minutes. By contrast, traditional hand-drawing by illustrators would take several hours for this step, significantly saving stylists' time during the concept design phase. For example, a period drama with more than 30 episodes typically requires more than 200 sets of costume and makeup images, totaling nearly 1,000 sets, and hand-drawing each set by an illustrator takes several hours.

Background Information on Shenli Nishang:

Alibaba Digital Media & Entertainment Group has continued to explore the application of AI in the entertainment field this year. In April, the group's digital human Lili made her first appearance on a variety show and was integrated with the semantic large model "Tongyi Stardust." On June 29, Lili announced a signing with Damai, making a foray into the music field as a virtual musician.

Shenli Nishang was launched at the D20 Global Deans of Design Summit held in Hangzhou and represents another case of Alibaba Digital Media & Entertainment Group bridging the "last mile" of technology application. The Shenli Nishang model currently excels most at Tang Dynasty styling and can generate official robes, court lady garments, dancer costumes, ethnic minority attire, and more.