Push your facial animation skills to the next level in this free workshop led by Disney Animator Brendan Gottlieb: Animating Facial Expressions.
In this workshop, Brendan discusses how to craft 3D poses from a 2D standpoint by understanding how a 2D animator would draw facial expressions. He shares practical tips on how to manually craft expressions rather than relying on a rig’s default output – and when it’s ok to break the rules.
Brendan also does a demonstration in Maya, using the Animation Mentor Viktor character rig, on how to create a natural smile by manipulating the jaw control and corners of the mouth of the rig.
Watch the full webinar above.
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About Brendan Gottlieb
Brendan Gottlieb has been a professional animator since 2015. He is a graduate of Animation Mentor and is currently an animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios where his first project was Moana. Brendan also spent time working at a VFX studio on live-action films as well as a stint as an animator at Snapchat. Brendan has taught students in Animation Basics, Body Mechanics, and Introduction to Acting—three of the Core Character Animation Courses at Animation Mentor.
Brendan’s credits include Wish, Encanto, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Frozen II.
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