Crying/Facial Animation

[bupaje]

Aside from a mirror does anyone know of any good online facial animation sequences. I wasted a couple of hours making faces into a hand mirror trying to get a crying sequence -typical toon like burst into tears with tears shooting out- but my efforts at the mouth just looked really bad and unconvincing. Alternately if anyone has done any traditional animation and has a few frames of exagerrated crying I can look at I'd love to see it.

Down to the wire here -have to hand in that short this week and feel I wasted time with this and some smoke and splashing water effects.

[Genete]

There is a very helpful samples here



make it simple!

Those emoticons could help you!!!!!!

[bupaje]

Where? Donde?

EDIT: Ah, the smilies.

[bupaje]

Well, here is what I have so far. If anyone can critique. I added the fla file in case anyone has a little extra time and wants to red line any improvements.

http://www.stormvisions.com/bc/MarcusCry.swf
http://www.stormvisions.com/bc/MarcusCry.fla

Basically he goes from open mouthed surprise, then he crys, then some suddenly stops as an idea forms.


Many thanks.

[Genete]

I miss the eyes. Did you draw them?
Anyway witout eyes the expresions are quite good! Don't understand why did you say:

but my efforts at the mouth just looked really bad and unconvincing

I think ther're really great. Perhaps the last pose (idea forms) is not achieved. Other are good.

Please put eyes and it will be better even!
Regards

[bupaje]

Thank you. I wanted to work out the mouth before I spend a lot of trying drawing - project is due by Thursday and I am almost out of time. Must decide what 5 seconds of animation is worth it at this point as I still have a lot to do. Have to write a psychology paper tonight then I have maybe two more evenings to finish the whole thing.

[jahnocli]

It works for me.