In　this　present　study,　a　face　recognition　method　is　proposed　based　on　improved　adaptive　principal　component　extraction　algorithm　with　Morphablc　model.　Improved　adaptive　principal　component　extraction　algorithm　is　proposed　to　compress　high-dimensional　facial　image　data.　A　3D　Morphable　model　is　adopted　to　derive　multiple　images　of　a　face　from　a　single　facial　image.　The　experimental　results　on　ORL　and　UMIST　face　database　show　the　proposed　method　gives　impressive　performance　and　improvement　compared　with　the　conventional　Eigenface　methods.