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Control your eyes. 👀 A mistake I see too often in student's work. When watching an actor, you will be looking 99% of the time to the eyes/nose triangle. That's just the way it works. That's the way humans work. We are magnetically attracted to those eyes. Because we read so much in them. Now because, humans are so experienced at watching eyes, they're also pretty good at telling if someone isn't looking into someone's gaze properly. Humans can feel super tiny changes in eyes direction. Don't believe me? Ok, let's have some fun and do an experiment 😀: Your right ear is approximately 7 centimeters away from your right eye. Small distance in the scheme of things, right? Now, ask a friend to look at you directly in your eyes and then, tell them to slightly shift their eyesight to your right ear. There. Did you see it? 😂 You TOTALLY noticed the change in his eye direction. And that eye direction change, you might interpret it as a lack of interest or even an expression of shyness. Definitely something abnormal if you are animating a "normal" dialogue. If you are shooting video references, choose a tiny point somewhere to focus, not something big like a chair or a TV. Grab a piece of post it, rip a sticky corner and stick it where you want to focus. So animation wise, what's happening here? Well, 99% of the time, for the exception of maybe following a fly in your room, your eyes will rarely glide and slide. They will jump from one point to another, laser focus. If your eyes aren't locked this way in your acting, the whole shot will crumble. Lock those eyes. 👀😉 -------------------------------------------------------- Looking for more animation tips like this? Subscribe to 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, it's 100% free and comes every Sunday in your inbox at 11.00 am GMT. 👉 Link in the comment section 👈 ♻️ Repost to help your animator friends! -------------------------------------------------------- 𝗩𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗿𝗶𝗴 👉 Link in the comment section 👈

Animators, here's a quick tip to remember when animating brows. Brows move "up and out" and "down and in." Respecting this relationship will help sell a sense of underlying facial musculature and believability. Seeing the distance between the inner brows change on these transitions as well as introducing a subtle arc on the inner brows can add a lot of life and fleshiness to your characters. Note: Having your brows both up and in will make your character looked stressed out or scared. Reminder, there are only 5 Days Left to register for CG RIFF's upcoming Facial Animation Boot Camp where we will spend 4 weeks diving into all things facial animation. Come deepen your understanding of how to properly use the powerful tool that is the face. Secure your spot today! thecgriff.com #animators #facialanimation #3danimation #characteranimation #cgriff #workshop #tipsandtricks

New tutorial! Ever wanted to tie your player to some objects? heres how to create the visual effects for some lines to a character, check it here https://lnkd.in/gMAHqptg #UnrealEngine #UE5 #Niagara

Stop-motion e craft design com Vuse no nosso estúdio⚙️🎬 __ Agency: VMLY&R London   Client: Vuse   Title: Sustainability Pledge   Director: Gabriel Nobrega   Executive Producer: Francisco Puech    Director of Photography: Lucas Barreto   Account Manager: Raphael Stanzani   Animation: Gabriel Nobrega   Stop Motion Team Coordinator: Bianca Viani   Set Design: Borys Duque, Carmem Guerra, ligia jeon   Art Department: Borys Duque, Carmem Guerra, Lígia Jeon, Lídia Yogi, Heitor Yida, Lua Nucci, Mariana Coan, Michelle Chuang, Ricardo Filomeno, Simone Pinheiro   Post Producers: Eduardo Silva, Ricardo Vaz   Post-Production Coordination: Clara Morelli, Rosangela Gomes Gonçalves   Post-Production Coordination Assistant: Bruna Boretto   Animatic: Julio Cesar Saez Moreno   Motion/3D: Rudi Gude   Concepts: Débora Matsuda, Marcio Guerra, Rafael Fernandes   Board: Rafael Fernandes   Lead Compositor: Carlos Campos Compositing: Carlos Campos   Roto: Rodrigo Vec, Gassan Abdouni   Stop Motion Rigs: Nidin Sanches   Animation Assistant & Behind the Scenes Producer: Nidin Sanches   Content Editor: Tiago Stamato   Sound Production: DaHouse Audio

Tiny Glade, a beloved castle-building simulator that needs no introduction, has finally been released on Steam. Available now 15% off: https://lnkd.in/d-wjMauJ #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegames #indiegame #procedural #tinyglade Pounce Light Anastasia O.

A Character Designer Shows How to Find Inspiration in Things Around 💡 Check out one of the videos by artist Shiba showing that anything you can see on the streets or at home – be it a pair of boots, a lantern, a flower, gloves, or a vase – can be turned into a beautiful character design. It all depends on how you use patterns you see. More from the illustrator: https://lnkd.in/gv8aYGdV #characterart #characterdesign #art #artist #2dart #2dartist #illustration #conceptart #design