The Gnomon Workshop – Subtle Performance Workflow 2

逼真的面部动画可能是棘手的野兽。肌肉中最细微的抽搐会向其听众传递有关角色的信息，而动画看起来既死又无生气也很容易。要找到合适的平衡并打造出富有情感，多肉和活泼的面部表情，需要专业的工作流程。

微妙的绩效工作流程 Ted Lister的第1部分介绍了动画表演镜头的准备工作，并详细介绍了过程中的身体动画部分。在第二卷中，Ted Lister继续他的课程，重点是使用Kiel Figgins的Sicarius装置对面部进行动画处理，揭示了如何将人体动画中完成的工作与面部表情结合起来，从而创造出充满活力和活力的表现。

在跳入Maya之前，Ted通过讨论面部解剖的基础知识开始了五个小时的学费，以清楚地了解允许面部表情的基本结构和肌肉。他进一步讲授了如何创建面部姿势库，详细介绍了他的口型同步动画技术，并分享了他的行业见解，以期在添加画龙点睛之前实现富有表现力和令人信服的结果。

假设Maya具有基本知识，那么Ted演示的概念并非特定于钻机。您可以将它们应用到具有面部设置的任何装备上，无论是卡通，逼真的还是其他方式。虽然Maya是Ted首选的动画软件，但核心概念应延续到您选择的3D包中。

Duration 6h 10m MP4

Title: The Gnomon Workshop – Subtle Performance Workflow 2

Info:
Realistic facial animation can be a tricky beast. The tiniest twitch of a muscle will impart information about a character to its audience, while it’s also all to easy for an animation to look dead and lifeless. Finding the right balance and crafting an emotive, fleshy, and alive facial performance requires a professional workflow.

Subtle Performance Workflow Vol. 1, by Ted Lister, covered the preparation for an animated performance shot and detailed the body animation part of the process. In this second volume, Ted Lister continues his lessons with a focus on animating the face, using Kiel Figgins’ Sicarius rig, revealing how to marry the work done on the body animation with facial expressions that will create a vibrant and alive performance.

Before jumping into Maya, Ted kicks off five hours of tuition by discussing the basics of facial anatomy, providing a clear understanding of the underlying structure and muscles that allow faces to be emotive. He further teaches how to create a facial pose library, details his lip-sync animation techniques, and shares his industry insights to achieving expressive and convincing results before adding the finishing touches.

Assuming a basic knowledge of Maya, the concepts demonstrated by Ted are not rig-specific; you’ll be able to apply them to any rig with a facial setup — whether cartoony, realistic or otherwise. While Maya is Ted’s software of choice for animation, the core concepts should carry over to the 3D package of your choice.