Facial Expressions References for Animators

Melinda Ozel, an Expression Researcher who used to work on face-tracking tech at Meta and Affectiva, has recently shared a couple of insightful videos that might help 3D Animators learn more about animating human faces.

Shared via LinkedIn, both videos contain a bunch of facial expressions references with midline facial markings, illustrating the direction of skin pull in symmetric and asymmetric mouth expressions. "We often see references for bilateral expressions – but the unilateral ones have such unique effects and should not be left out of our studies," commented the creator

And here are some of Melinda's earlier facial expressions reference videos, you can check out more by visiting the author's LinkedIn page:

We also recommend visiting Melinda's official website if you would like to learn more about facial expressions.

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