IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CHARACTER IMAGE AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM

An image processing device for generating a 3-D character image of the present invention includes: an image input section for inputting a face image; a storage section for prestoring of 3-D models, body images, and information on a direction, position, and size of a face conforming to the body images; a user input section having a position designation means and a body selection means; an image processing section, including a textured image generation means for generating a textured image so as to paste the input image onto the 3-D model, a textured image storage means, a face image generation means, and a combining means for combining a body image and an image generated by the face image generation section so as to generate a 3-D character image; and a display section.