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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS : Do-coding Masked Faces

9/1/2020

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QUIZ: What's Going On
​Behind that Mask? 
Now that almost everyone is wearing a mask, it's become much harder to read facial expressions.  But the eyes can express quite a lot, depending on the emotion.  We invite you to test your knowledge of the six basic facial expressions, with the eyes alone "in action." 

​Match the pictures (Figures 1-7) to the  expressions listed below:
  • Neutral
  • Angry
  • Sad
  • Happy (Joy)
  • Disgusted
  • ​Surprised
  • Afraid (Fear)
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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS: The Stifled Smile

6/1/2020

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The Hardest SMILE to Draw
Key Concept: The elusive Stifled Smile is the hardest smile to capture in fine art and animation.
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Figure 1. Cartoonist Bill Griffiths tries his hand at the Stifled Smile, using line work only – a difficult task. The Stifled Smile is a real smile where someone is trying to hold it back, deploying lower face muscles like the Chin Raiser and the Triangularis that fight the upward pull (Figure 4).  The use of tone would make describing the complex  facial topography a bit easier.  

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"Zoom" FACIAL EXPRESSION LECTURE: May 28

5/1/2020

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One Hour of Action-Packed FACES 
Thursday, May 28 from 12:30 to 1:30pm PST
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The Six Cardinal Facial Expressions: (clockwise from top) Surprise, Fear, Disgust, Anger, Sadness & Joy

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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS | The Frowning Eyebrow

4/1/2020

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What is the FROWN Threshold?
Key Concept - The two key facial cues for recognizing a frown are the steep angle and lowered position of the inner eyebrows.   ​
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Figures 1 & 2:  The face transforms from neutral to angry when the inner eyebrows lower significantly at a pronounced angle.

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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS | Stylized Facial Design

3/1/2020

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SONIC CRASH
​​KEY CONCEPT: Less-than-stellar stylized character design can be brought to life by well-posed facial expressions.  Case in point, the two different facial designs of “Sonic the Hedgehog" developed for the recently-released movie.
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Figure 1.  The original, beloved "Sonic the Hedgehog" character, developed for the eponymous video game by Sega and released in 1991 was designed by, Naoto Ohshima, who admitted that Sonic's basic design combined Felix the Cat's head with Mickey Mouse's body.

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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS | Real vs. Fake Laughing

2/1/2020

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FAKE LAUGHTER always looks fake

KEY CONCEPT : Uproarious laughter is expressed with an open mouth, actively squeezed cheeks, clenched eyelids (including tears, for some) and spontaneous, infectious sounds.
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Figure 1.  Honest-to-goodness laughter is unmistakable. Barack Obama is remarkable for his no-holds-barred, uninhibited laugh. His entire face is either stretched or squeezed up to his eyebrows which are unaffected by all the action.

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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS | Top Faigin Posts in 2019

1/1/2020

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The Best of 2019
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2019 in REVIEW : Forget Lori Loughlin's haughty courtroom post, the upside-down boxes of angry Amazon protesters and the faces of terror on the haunted house visitors. Nope. It was my commentary on three Hollywood actors/characters that captivated Faigin FACE BLOG readers. Here's the 2019 line-up of winners, in descending order:  

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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS from a Master

12/1/2019

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The Many FACES of Adam Sandler

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Key Concept: A great comedian commands a mastery of facial expressions, from nuanced to exaggerated.

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Pumpkin Expressions : Joy, Sadness & Anger

11/1/2019

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Pumpkin Carving TIPS
from a Facial Expression Expert

Key Concept: Pumpkins are not as smart as they look.  You wield the knife with savvy and you'll get spectacular Jack-O'-Lantern faces.
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Figure 1. Carving a stylized face on a pumpkin is pretty simple. But careful attention to the shape and details of the eyes and mouth can take the look from good to great. 

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Facial Expression : Fear

10/1/2019

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The Body Language of FEAR!

​Key Concept: For fine artists, cartoonists and animators to clearly and unambiguously depict Fear, it is essential to include a protective body stance in concert with a contorted face.
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Figure 1.  Terror engages one's whole being, as illustrated by the faces & body poses of these haunted house visitors.

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