Further exploring Wrap4D

I finally had some free time to further dive into Wrap4D and work on a facial rig. Before jumping in, I did a lot of research first.

1. I highly recommend checking out this blog! This inspired me to check out Wrap more to generate retopologized blend shapes.

2. FACS - Animating faces is about shapes and understanding FACS (Facial Action Coding System) is really important to understand and it also plays a huge part in facial rigging (we want a believable performance right?). Melinda has done a lot of amazing research: https://melindaozel.com/facs-cheat-sheet/

3. Understanding mesh topology - what works and what DOES not work. (manifold vs. non-manifold)

The RAW headscans that I am using for this project were purchased here: https://www.3dscanstore.com/

I will be cleaning up the RAW scans in Blender before loading the expressions into Wrap4D.

-Michelle

New Blog!

Hello there!

I finally incorporated a blog into my site. I have been working on a "mini" project when I have some down time.

I'll be posting more soon - for now, this is just a quick test post :)

Cheers,

Michelle