For this assignment, I created various lighting setups that reflect different techniques used in portrait photography. I looked at renders of the setups from each expression that I modeled in assignment 3.
I knew the expressions had flaws, but these lighting setups really bring them out! I'm looking forward to the remodel over spring break so I can fix all of these before the final. :-)
For this assignment, I made an animation of Mark's head, saying "happy."
Animation
BlendShapes
I used a novel approach for my blendshapes. Instead of creating an expression for each phoneme, I followed the techniques outlined in Jason Osipa's Stop Staring.
mvNarrow
mvWide
mvLowerLipDown
mvLowerLipUp
mvUpperLipDown
mvUpperLipUp
Create two expressions using blendshapes. Use reference if possible.
Results
Reference
Assignment
- Model a head from reference using polygon modeling techniques.
Notes: For this lab, I worked through the guidelines in Jason Osipa's "Stop Staring: Facial Modeling and Animation Done Right:"
Reference
Mark Valley, Actor. (Fringe, Human Target)
Result
Total Polygons: 1478
Future Work
- Add Geometric Hair
- Model Teeth and Gums
- Add Asymmetries
The primitive Captain Caveman, The First Superhero, Made from Primitives
Check out a lot of silly, and unfortunately un-retouched pictures of some of the facial expressions I can do: