The Book on Facial Expression
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An Essential Resource for Creative Professionals
Since it was first published in 1990, "The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression" has sold over 175,000 copies. It has been translated into seven languages and reprinted 24 times. It is currently available in softcover and as an e-book.
Using the book's copious illustrations and descriptive text, professionals from forensic artists to plastic surgeons to robot designers have referenced the book in their work. Digital artists, in particular, have developed uniquely expressive character creations for the animation industry, such as Shrek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Dragonheart, Paddington Bear, as well as other iconic cinematic projects. You can purchase a paperback copy of "The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression" in English at your local art store or on-line from Amazon.com. Use these key words: 面部表情完全指南 to locate the Chinese edition of the book on-line from Taobao in China. |
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What CG professionals have to say about "The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression":
"Here at Framestore, Gary Faigin's book, "The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression" has been a wonderful source of knowledge and inspiration in the construction and animation of many of our beloved characters; from Paddington Bear and Rocket Raccoon, to Kreacher and Dobby from the Harry Potter films. It provides in-depth analysis of structure and anatomy; explaining and illustrating the underlying muscles and surface landmarks associated with facial expressions.
We continue to use this knowledge to create face sculptures and animation for our characters. Faigin's book is both accessible and in-depth, littered with engaging anecdotes and beautifully illustrated throughout. In short, it’s our bible." Max Solomon, VFX Animation Supervisor, Framestore | London "Loved your book. I used it all the time while designing the many animator GUIs for character rigs used at ILM, Sony Imageworks, Rainmaker and Nerd Corps." Ron Bublitz, Character Pipeline TD
"I have your book. Bought it quite some time ago. It was an essential resource for me when I was animating and rigging faces for animated and visual effects production. As a result, it is the recommended book that I suggest to my students today. " Animation Lecturer, LinkedIn reviewer "I teach animation and I recommend that every student add this book to their personal library. Faigin provides just the right blend of anatomy (how the face moves) and psychology (how the emotions animate the face). His examples are clear and lucid, drawing from fine-art painting and sculpture to court room photographs. The kindle version works better than I thought it would." CarlEd, Amazon.com reviewer “Thanks for creating such a seminal work that has become indispensable to me and other professionals in the VFX community over our careers!” Character TD Supervisor, LinkedIn reviewer “Your book, "The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression, " was a booster rocket for my career. Thank you so very much.” VFX Supervisor, LinkedIn reviewer “Beautiful work you do. I believe everyone in our facial modeling department has your book for reference.” CG Modeler, LinkedIn reviewer "I've been a big fan of your book for almost two decades and use it as my text book for facial expression class." Digital Artist/Sculptor/Designer/Educator, LinkedIn reviewer "I love your book and have referred students to it for some of my classes. I found it invaluable when I set up some of my face rigs, adding a sneer morph really helped on one project. And as a matter of general knowledge, I found your detailed breakdowns between fake smiles vs. real, stifled tears vs. pride/happiness quite informative and fascinating." Professor of Animation, LinkedIn reviewer |