1. A three-dimensional (3-D) face identification image generation system comprising: a memory unit storing a data representing an inventory of three-dimensional (3-D) facial feature shapes, wherein the facial feature shapes are indexed by a composite code, representing groups of composite codes, where each composite code identifies a particular facial feature shape and a group of composite codes identifies the facial feature shapes which together form a facial image of an individual; an input device for entering data to select a particular group of composite codes corresponding to a particular individual; a processor operatively connected to the memory unit and input device, and an executing program instructions including instructions to access the memory unit to extract data representing the facial feature shapes corresponding to the particular group of composite codes, and assembling the facial feature shapes into a facial image of the particular individual, and a display on which the facial image is presented.