Upper Lip Raiser vs. Nasolabial Furrow Deepener
How to tell upper lip raiser (AU10) from nasolabial furrow deepener (AU11), two actions easily confused in facial coding, sculpting, and animation.
facial expressions
Stylized Facial Expression Design
Many facial movements look similar but differ in core ways. When we read faces, we rely on subtle differences to interpret expressions and their meaning. Because your audience will be likening your character’s facial expressions to what they already know and have experienced, you want your character to be readable – to be relatable.
/p/ /b/ /m/ Bilabial Visemes & the Importance of Asymmetry
How our natural facial asymmetries come through in speech and serve an important role in achieving natural facial movements and authenticity in viseme production.
Eyelid Crease Variation
The depth and amount of lid skin in people with upper lid creases is highly variable! This is one of the many reasons eyeliner users can’t approach lining the same way. Got secrets hidden in there.
Forehead Dynamics – Frontalis vs. Occipitalis
We are generally familiar with frontalis’s work as an eyebrow elevator; however, it is often neglected knowledge that frontalis also works as a hairline depressor. Though this idea may seem counterintuitive, once you are familiar with some muscle basics, things will start to make sense.
Chimpanzee vs. Human Expressions, Part II
Chimpanzees and humans have many things in common when it comes to facial expressions and facial structure; however, they also have many significant differences! Below is a series of imagery focusing on an action affected by the prominent brow ridge seen in chimpanzees: brow raiser – a frontalis action. Observe the key differences and similarities.