Join Dermot O' Connor for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating furious expressions, part of Rigging a Face in Flash Professional.
So, we've begun the process of bringing the face to life. …Let's go through this just a few frames at a time to see where we are. …So you've got the mouth tweening into the wide-open happy expression, and the eyebrows …are moving accordingly. …And the next thing we want to do is to take the mouth, which is currently moving, and we …have the face moving into a more furious-- …I want this to be angry, not concerned. …And if you look at our reference image on the bottom layer, now you can see that the …eyebrows are coming down into a really like mean expression. …So let's see if we can do that, because right now the face is in the default happy position …or pose. It doesn't really match; it doesn't go well with the mouth.…
So again, let's zoom in. And switch everything off. …Let's just work with the eyebrows for the moment. And they're not too far away from where I …want them to be, …but we are going to really see if we can twist them. …And again, go through frame by frame when you are doing something really big like this, …
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9/19/2012- Setting up layers for the head
- Animating blinks
- Fine-tuning expressions
- Fixing layering issues
- Adding expressions to the animation
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Introduction39s
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Setting up Flash8m 35s
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Dos and don'ts2m 59s
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1. Creating the Front View
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Drawing the head19m 2s
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Creating the mouth11m 27s
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Drawing the eyes4m 31s
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Animating the eye blink10m 19s
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2. Mouth and Dialogue
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Building unique mouth shapes12m 10s
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3. Facial Acting
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Creating jubilant expressions11m 47s
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Fine-tuning expressions11m 36s
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4. Rotating the Head
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Clock rotation demonstration2m 23s
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Creating the three-o'clock pose10m 16s
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Creating the remaining poses13m 17s
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Fine-tuning the head rotation11m 54s
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Fixing layering issues7m 42s
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5. Creating a Head Turn-Around
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Introducing the turnaround2m 55s
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Creating the E head (rear)8m 59s
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Creating the H head6m 41s
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Creating the G head11m 33s
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Creating the F head19m 18s
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Creating the B mouth (3-quarter)13m 41s
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Creating the C mouth (profile)14m 33s
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Adding detail to the C mouth7m 42s
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Creating other mouths6m 28s
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6. Fine-Tuning and Animating
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Putting together a head rotation14m 29s
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Using the rig with audio14m 59s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye1m
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