Creating Stylized Facial Rigs For Production In Maya

Facial rigging is one of the most sought-after talents in the animation industry. A great facial rigger will have both technical and artistic skills to achieve smooth and appealing facial expressions for characters, whether they’re being created for film, TV, games, or VR.

In this 4-hour workshop, Hector Abraham Torres, a Character Rigger at Sony Pictures Animation, reveals how to create a stylized facial rig suitable for use in production. He shares a variety of techniques broken down into 12 chapters to help you fully learn and understand how to create a wide range of motion for character faces.

Hector starts the workshop by introducing the basics of rigging and explaining the importance of facial anatomy — even when working with stylized characters. Hector’s topology tips will ensure you are able to achieve great facial deformations when working with 3D characters, and you’ll explore the various tried-and-tested sculpting techniques Hector uses to create a full facial rig.

02 Anatomy And Topology 03 Main System And Skinning in Maya 04 Maya Controls Eye And Teeth Tounge Setup 05 Blendshape System in Maya 06 Nose Cheeks And Lip Blendshape 07 Brow Blendshape 08 Eyelids And Blinking Blendshape 09 Mirror And Combo Shape 10 Creating A user Interface 11 Adding Final Details to A Facial Rig 12 Facial Animation

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