1. A method of representing, modeling, or coding object properties of a 3-dimensional object by using global and local components of a plurality of resolutions to adjust a 3-dimensional model of a 3-dimensional object comprising the following method steps: breaking said objects properties into modes based on spatial frequency; segmenting high frequency modes into regional segments corresponding to specific features of said object properties; computing a Principal Component Analysis of said regional segments individually; combining a hierarchy of global and local components which are gradually decreasing in size of support into a linear statistical model; wherein, by performing said method, a global to local model of at least a portion of the 3-dimensional object is obtained.