Expression - A Masterclass on Facial Expression and Body Language
In this posing masterclass, Mary Wright shows high-value case studies for DAZ Studio that includes harmonizing the right body language with matching facial expressions. She'll also demonstrate how characters interact with their body language, essential if you are rendering story scenes.
Learn how to use a good posing workflow and overcome trials with posing the more difficult parts of the body. Get to thoroughly understand the controls available in DAZ Studio to properly pose your character. Gain a better workflow for Posing.
Mary Wright (Quixotry) shares her valuable experience of creating many successful pose sets sold in the DAZ 3D store.
Content Covered : (2 hours)
Body Language Case Studies:
Open/Confident/Comfortable
Closed-off/Anxious/Uncomfortable
Sad/Tired/Dejected
Happy/Energetic/Enthusiastic
Postures related to age
How to show exaggerated emotion through body language
Transforming Poses:
Start from a character projecting confidence and changing to closed off/shy.
Expressions:
Matching expressions to body language.
Show how expressions can complete a character’s look and tell a richer story.
How the wrong expression with the wrong body language can make the same scene confusing.
Subtle expressions versus strong expressions shown for different effects.
Interacting Pose Case Study #1: Parent and child
Walkthrough setting up the pose, explaining choices made in posture, arm and hand position as well as facial expressions.
Interacting Pose Case Study #2: Grandpa Toon Telling a Story
Show how to make Grandpa look like he’s in the middle of narrating an exciting story.
Show the child toon reacting: hanging on his words, showing enthusiasm and excitement.
Change the context from telling an exciting story to a scary story; showing the changes in gestures and expressions for both characters.
What's Included and Features
Expression - A Masterclass on Facial Expression and Body Language: (.MP4)
2 hour tutorial
00:00 Introduction
00:03 What emotion do you want to portray?
00:05 Neutral standing poses
00:07 Some point on using Power Pose
00:09 Saving a pose or expression preset
00:14 Open/Comfortable/Confident body language
00:20 Changing toon character to Closed off/uncomfortable
00:21 Expressing with the eyes
00:24 Asymmetric expressions
00:25 Switching to Genesis 8
00:30 Hand body language: transforming to closed off/shy/sad
00:35 Toon vs more real-world characters with more extreme expressions
00:40 Posing fingers
00:43 Toon in a panic mode running!
00:50 Translating the same toon pose to a real-world character
00:50 Question on mixed expressions
00:55 Expression preset save example
01:00 Postures and body language relating to age.
01:05 Comparing Floyd (older), Toban (baby) and a teenage character
01:10 Asymmetric observations on facial expressions with reference photos.
01:15 Case study 1 : parent and child-parent sitting position
01:20 Case study 1 : parent’s shoulders and arms
01:25 Case study 1 : baby’s pose
01:30 Case study 1 : Adjusting hand and fingers for holding
01:35 Case study 1 : Characters looking at each other: look at me pose control
01:40 Case study 2 : Toon grandpa toon telling a story to a child
01:45 Case study 2 : Setting up the grandpa sitting pose
01:50 Case study 2 : Setting up the child pose
01:55 Case study 2 : Adjusting the story to a scary moment
02:00 Case study 2 : How the look at me pose control works
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