Open discussion about faciale animation

[Nemises]

Surely a blend of the two would be best?

From what I've read on these boards, it seems a major movement (ie Jaw) should be Boned, where as subtle movements (ie cheek "smile" muscles) should be clustered/blended.

There are various opinions on Spline bones for mouth deformation, but my opinion is that wighted cluster / blend shapes once setup are easer to use for that.

[Stahlberg]

I did this face entirely with morf targets (and a couple small clusters on the lips).
http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18461

You could use bones for the jaw, but then you'd have to add a morftarget as well, just to edit the final result - note the two small bumps on the corners of her lips in the gaping image. This is something I need to work on still, but it would have been much worse with only a bone-driven jaw. You have much more fine control with morfs.

[Aken009]

I agree with Stahlberg...I like using just the blendshapes...cuz you can get more control over your end result...like mentioned..using a bone for the jaw...would just complicate your end result...




Above and Beyond Challenge (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18188)


WIP...first girl model... (http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16929)

[Nicool]

Thanks you so much!!!:bounce:
My ideas are now clearer!

Regards

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