Melinda Ozel

Expression Researcher & Educator👩🏻‍💻 bridging the gap in art, science, & technology. Learn more about faces on my website✨↙️

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

Animators, modelers, & riggers: If you work with faces & need FACS references: I’ve got you covered with the ✨FACS Cheat Sheet.✨Here you’ll find classic FACS poses + some finer, anatomically-based breakdowns FACS is currently lacking. https://t.co/yinqTHmgJh #anim #3dmodeling

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Muscle-by-muscle smile demo for 3D artists. I used FACS naming conventions, so if you need to translate the names into ARKit terms: https://t.co/J8uSIFhOv2 Also, this is exaggerated for demo purposes. Experiment with different shape combos for best results! #arkit #FACS #3dart

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

Expression references ✨ Would y’all like to see photos sometimes, or should I stick to videos? #drawing #artreference #anim

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@Kamuy_Caliente :>

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

Facial expressions with landmark dots for artists 💕

For my blendshape folk:
https://t.co/M5taf0b8N9

P.S. If you notice my eyes get glassy at some point, I was trying to fake cry in a previous clip. Will be posting that soonish as well lol #artreference #3dmodeling #animation

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Alsoooo 👃 nostril flare ref

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Reference for that one face - but with multiple angles.

💀 Muscles involved: Usually asymmetric levator labii superioris and/or LLSAN + depressor labii inferioris

For FACS, viseme, & facial blendshape resources: https://t.co/A7fRPitzCt

#drawing #animation #artreference

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

@MVjagaimo @NrMLeeZad I also post speech references from time to time - like here https://t.co/yckVDX589x

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

More cursed references with facial landmark dots 🤲
Pretty sure there are 42 smiles… Some look similar but have different sets of muscles involved. For isolated blendshape, FACS, & phoneme references: https://t.co/A7fRPit1MV 💕

#drawing #3danim #rigtips

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

@sainimatic @MVjagaimo Hehe technically I am a collaborator on Pooya’s resources linked here. While he’s still sorting out getting accurate and isolated human references for each blendshape, I have clean GIFs for all of them at https://t.co/zIXA5w2WJi

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

The evolution of mandible.

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27 unhinged jaw poses for artist facial motion study 📚
#animation #drawing
Recommend with sound on (lol)…

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Expression references from top down angles ✨ for artists working in #animation or just #drawing and whatnot https://t.co/A7fRPit1MV

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

Poses at 2 angles: Downward frontal & 3/4 view
The weird, the bad, and the ugly + landmark makeup
https://t.co/A7fRPit1MV
#drawing #animation

[Gabriella Krousaniotakis @feedingwolves33]

Fun Fact: #MetaHuman Animator in @UnrealEngine uses the Corner Depress control for the Depressor Anguli Oris muscle!

Facial Muscle resources from @MelindaOzel
Music by @guy_penso_music
Powered by a @PugetSystems workstation

#metahuman #unrealengine #facialanimation #lipsync

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

Just wanted to say thank you to the art community here on X for being so chill. Posted this same video on FB and the comments are derrrraaaaanged. Makes me even more grateful for yall <3

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🫦 Lip bite references with facial landmarks to make form changes easier to see.

Didn’t pull off every kind of bite here, but we've still got multiple angles and select slow motion moments https://t.co/A7fRPit1MV

#drawing #animation #artreference

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

🚨 FACS Cram Session final days are approaching 🚨

Procrastinators! Keep these dates handy:

🗓️ Standard Reg. ends ➡️ Aug. 7th
🗓️ Last Chance Reg. ends ➡️ Aug. 21st

All details here:
https://t.co/KVikfFW9SN

#FACS #animation

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

@lemongingerade Love to hear it. You’re welcome 💞

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More artist refs with facial landmark guides! This one has markings along the facial midline, orbital orbicularis oculi border, lower palpebral area, zygomaticus major pathway (loosely), lips, chin, & upper + lower nasolabial regions https://t.co/Bqo2eYDHVG
#animation #drawing

[Melinda Ozel @MelindaOzel]

@aiseomastery Yay! Glad it’s serving the intended purpose 😎

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So many micro details go into a blink. It’s easy to miss them. Here’s a slow motion (0.1x and 0.2x speed), multi-angle blink reference with color breaks, and facial landmark guides to help y’all see the details more clearly. https://t.co/Bqo2eYDHVG

#animation #drawing #3Danim