The de facto official source on facial animation—now updated! If you want to do character facial modeling and animation at the high levels achieved in today’s films and games, Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right, Third Edition , is for you. While thoroughly covering the basics such as squash and stretch, lip syncs, and much more, this new edition has been thoroughly updated to capture the very newest professional design techniques, as well as changes in software, including using Python to automate tasks. Shows you how to create facial animation for movies, games, and more Provides in–depth techniques and tips for everyone from students and beginners to high–level professional animators and directors currently in the field Features the author’s valuable insights from his own extensive experience in the field Covers the basics such as squash and stretch, color and shading, and lip syncs, as well as how to automate processes using Python Breathe life into your creations with this important book, considered by many studio 3D artists to be the quintessential reference on facial animation.
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Get in your character′s face How a head tilts, the timing of a blink, how the mouth shapes sounds—these and a host of other details add up to the creation of complex animated characters that can not only move, but also act. In this third edition of his acclaimed book, Jason Osipa teaches you his secrets for breathing life and drama into animated characters through the face.? Digging even deeper into technical topics, this new edition explores today′s latest animation and rigging trends and teaches you dazzling, professional techniques. Follow a detailed analysis of a wide variety of characters, understand the why and how of every pose and move, and take away insights from the author′s years of experience in all kinds of 3D media. Learn about visemes and lip sync techniques Find out what eyes and brows communicate Understand how fundamentals bridge across character styles Explore the process of facial landmarking Learn how squash and stretch and secondary controls are all the same thing Create a library of expressions and shapes for your faces Understand skeletal setup, weighting, and rigging in many different forms Use Python scripts to automate tasks Techniques described are applicable to any 3D software application. Maya 2011 is used in many of the examples in the book. A color insert showcases many techniques, including the impact of color and lighting.
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Jason Osipa has been working in 3D since 1997, holding titles in all levels of animation, rigging, and directing in real–time and rendered 3D. He is currently running Osipa Entertainment, which offers contracting, consulting, and classes for games, TV, Direct–to–Video, and film. Prior to opening his own company, he worked at gaming industry giants LucasArts and EA, among others. He is the author of both previous editions of Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right.
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By anonMaArse
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Well broken down and planned. A stable base to build on for both new comers and experts, for new comers all you need and more to get going, for experts a great resource to remind you how simple it can be.
By EMJAY
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What can I say about this book and the author? Well Jason Osipa is a fantastic artist with a real in depth knowledge of his craft. Anyone who wants to find out about the ways in which to achieve facial animation rigging, modelling and animation should have this book. It covers concepts you probably have not thought of and he implements it in a easy to follow way. The examples and scripts are excellent and the whole reading of the text was fun to do. Technical, but not overbearing.
That is all you need to know. Buy it.
That is all you need to know. Buy it.
By J. McMorrow
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The author has obviously worked successfully in facial animation and rigging for quite a while and has kind of created his own approach to facial and lip sync animation. He says some insightful things and there's lots of good information in the book, but it is based on his techniques. If you are looking for a more standard approach perhaps look elsewhere. That said it's well worth a read and it certainly won't hurt to learn the techniques explained in the book.
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