Jun 12
Lower face references for art study 👄 📚
(I have so much new footage. My phone storage is hurting.)
For more on facial expressions in animation, science, & technology: melindaozel.com
#animation #arttips #rigtips
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Jun 8
FACS Course for Animators, Modelers & Riggers
🚨 Last call for early bird rates is today.
Get your hands on the same training I’ve given to teams at ILM, Epic, Blizzard, Larian, Netflix, & Meta.
Learn more:
melindaozel.com/services/lec…
#FACS #anim #rigtips
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May 18
How to Break Down Brow Lowering Muscles:
A snippet from the "brow lowerer" section in my upcoming FACS course, the FACS Cram Session. Live on August 22, 2026.
More details here: melindaozel.com/services/lec…
#3danimation #facs #rigtips
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Mar 10
FACS references that move:
melindaozel.com/FACS-cheat-s…
Made for artists & researchers who work with faces.
#anim #rigtips #FACS
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18 Dec 2025
Mouth smiling from lip corner puller/zygomaticus major & mouth frowning from lip corner depressor/depressor anguli oris experience similar changes when combined with moderate to strong jaw drops.
melindaozel.com
#anim #rigtips #FACS
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24 Oct 2025
Studying facial expressions, facial anatomy, or FACS? Having a hard time finding accurate visuals of isolated muscle activations or FACS poses?
Look no further than melindaozel.com !
For isolated pose references: melindaozel.com/facs-cheat-s…
#animtips #rigtips
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18 Jul 2025
More references for artists! Combinations of the three upper lip elevators:
- levator labii superioris alaeque nasi (nose wrinkler)
- levator labii superioris (upper lip raiser)
- zygomaticus minor (nasolabial furrow deepener) melindaozel.com
#animation #rigtips #3danim
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12 Mar 2025
References on references 🖌️
Free stuff: melindaozel.com/free-resourc…
Lectures: melindaozel.com/services/lec…
#animation #3dmodeling #rigtips
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6 Mar 2025
Closeup blinking & gaze references with color guides on the under eye area eye 👁️ melindaozel.com #anim #3danimations #rigtips #eyes
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25 Feb 2025
Fake skin ripping from extreme facial movements 🤲 Higher quality reference vid is going to be posted on melindaozel.com soon! #animation #3dmodeling #rigtips #animref
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10 Feb 2025
1/2 Here’s a list of references guides I’ve put together for facial animation folk interested in FACS, visemes, ARKit, etc.
1️⃣ melindaozel.com/facs-cheat-s…
#anim #3Danimation #rigtips #3dmodeling
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22 Jan 2025
ARKit facial blendshapes resource for yall! Brought you by yours truly and @PooyaDeperson #animation #animtips #rigtips
This is an incredible resource for diving into ARKit blendshapes, brought to you by @PooyaDeperson and @MelindaOzel!
High-quality content to help you master character facial animation and FACS Action Units.
Check it out: pooyadeperson.com/the-ultima…
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20 Dec 2024
FACS Class Announcements 🚨 Last day to sign up is the 27th at 6pm PST. 💌 Email me for the info packet: facetheFACS @ melindaozel.com #animation #facialactioncodingsystem #rigtips #3dmodeling
6 Dec 2024
For the first time in years, I’m hosting a FACS & facial anatomy lecture for individuals (not just studios!). If you want to access the content I’ve shared with Netflix, Meta, EA, Epic, Blizzard, etc. on FACS shapes, underlying facial anatomy, anatomical variation: Dec. 28, 2024!
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27 Aug 2024
I have an extremely talented Rigging/Character TD friend looking for work at the moment. Any place would be lucky to have them - would appreciate any leads, if anyone is looking. #gamedevjobs #rigtips
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11 May 2024
Few days off / Rest.
I will start talking again about my work on glTF, Blender, rigging and other cool stuff... In a few days / weeks.
Anything you want to ask me?
#glTF #b3d #opensource #rigtips #animtips
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24 Apr 2024
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#絵描きさんと繫がりたい #rigtips #fishingtips 🔔#FlyFishing
#春の創作クラスタフォロー祭 🥦#ART祭
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20 Apr 2024
【新着動画！】
Mayaで非破壊＆半自動スキンウェイト生成の方法について解説してみました。一から解説しちゃってるので長いのですが、ウェイトが苦手な方や高速に仕上げたい方は是非試してみてほしいです🥳
youtu.be/l2ueNmWRats
#maya3d #rigtips #techartonline
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30 Nov 2023
Lip pucker can be a lot to take in as a holistic shape. Highlighting how each section adds up to create the final pose makes it more digestible for artists.
(Redid the last clip with numeral guides to help contextualize the order of movements.) #sculpting #3danim #rigtips #FACS
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29 Nov 2023
Lip pucker action broken down into quadrants 👄 - You can see how each quadrant adds up to create the final pose, even though my isolation is not 100% there yet. melindaozel.com #rigtips #3Danimation #sculpting
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9 Nov 2023
Brow Lowerer Ref (AU4) ✨ ✍️
mostly corrugator supercilii muscle
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Deets on how I made my own career in “Expression Science” disclosed on @allanftmckay ‘s podcast ⬇️
allanmckay.com/428 #rigtips #3danim #animation #characterart #FACS
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