Facial Animation

WRAP FACS Facial Setup Demo

August 30, 2020 0 comments

WRAP FACS Facial Setup Demo from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Here is the breakdown demo of the facial rig we prepared at Puppeteer Lounge for the new WRAP FACS Facial Setup training workshop. The model here is my wife and Puppeteer Lounge’s co-founder Sachina Shakya! It was a fun project 🙂

This breakdown demo showcases believable facial setup based on Facial Action Coding System. Learn photogrammetry to 3D scan a face and integrate it to the pipeline for CGI animation creating your very own digital double. Learn to extract facial expression based on FACS from 3D scans. Make it compatible for 3D workflow and create a rig based on it. Learn to create automated maps for wrinkles, blood flow, roughness compression/stretching and fine facial details. The motion capture ready FACS based facial rig is compatible with game engines and films.

Learn to setup believable facial rig at Puppeteer Lounge with WRAP FACS Facial Setup training workshop program!

Face Test by Chris Jones

July 21, 2020 0 comments

Very well done and believable facial expression by Chris Jones. More information on the process of making this facial setup is documented here by Chris.

MocapX

April 23, 2019 0 comments

This looks really promising! Currently out for folks with iPhone only, the app is available for purchase from iOS store. A free trial version would have been better for testing purpose. Check it out here.

Next-Gen Digital Human Performance by Andy Serkis

March 22, 2018 0 comments

It’s what they are calling volumetric capture, reconstruction and compression technology… in-other words a fancy term for state of the art facial 3D scan and motion capture integration algorithm. Digital humans have now crossed the uncanny valley and future looks promising with all the new hardware and tool-set. Lot of the credit goes to developers and artist behind the scene! Learn more here.

Vicon Siren first look at GDC 2018.

Dynamixyz Facial Motion Capture Training Workshop

January 12, 2018 0 comments

Dynamixyz Facial Motion Capture from Puppeteer Lounge on Vimeo.

Check out our latest facial motion capture performance animation using Dynamixyz toolset. Dynamixyz’s Performer Solution is an award-winning video-based markerless facial capture and analysis solution for films and games. Now you can learn to create High-End Facial Animations on your Own with Dynamixyz software at Puppeteer Lounge. Check out our mini workshops for more detail!

Kudos to Dynamixyz team! 🙂