Archive republication: This article was originally published in 2021. Product features, pricing, availability and links reflect the information available at that time.
In this Gnomon Workshop training course, Digital Domain artist Derrick Sesson explains how to model facial blendshapes using Maya and ZBrush. His credits cited at the time included Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther and Beauty and the Beast.
Five hours of FACS-based training
The workshop runs for more than five hours and introduces the Facial Action Coding System (FACS) as a framework for separating human facial expressions into manageable action units for CG animation. After covering the fundamentals, Sesson demonstrates a standard ZBrush-to-Maya workflow for producing facial blendshapes.
The later chapters show how to prepare the head for deformation and block the different regions of facial motion with deformers.
Workshop availability
The course, Introduction to Creating Facial Blendshapes in Maya: A Complete Guide to FACS Blendshapes Using Maya & ZBrush, is available from The Gnomon Workshop.
Introduction to Creating Facial Blendshapes in Maya with Derrick Sesson
