At TECH, we teach you how to work with Blend Shapes, the most realistic shading technique for characters"

Creating believable facial expressions has always been one of the main goals of video game developers. Year after year, advances in the graphics section of video game consoles give greater possibilities to facial riggers. However, although the results are currently quite good, there is still a lot of room for further improvement of this technique.

For this reason, TECH has developed a comprehensive syllabus that addresses facial rigging from all possible perspectives. We will start by conducting a facial study and defining the deformation and control methods. Then, the Blend Shapes shading technique is explained.

Next, we will delve into facial control rigging, with the Joystick control set-up and the Set Driven Key tool. As well as in the rigging of jaw, tongue, lips, eyes, eyelids and hair.

Finally, a topic has been set aside to deal with automations, from their approach to their development. As well as to explain the connection between a facial rig and a body rig, the hierarchy of their deformers and the prevention of double transformations.

All this, through a 100% online methodology, without timetables and with the syllabus fully available from the first day. This makes it easier for the student to organize their time. Additionally, the content has been elaborated in a variety of formats, allowing the user to choose the one that best suits the circumstances and, as a result, favoring the assimilation of the learning process.

The syllabus of this Postgraduate certificate begins with a facial study of the human being so that you can create expressions as realistic as possible"

This Postgraduate certificate in Advanced Facial Rigging contains the most complete and up-to-date educational program on the market. Its most notable features are:

• Practical case studies presented by experts in advanced facial rigging
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Access to content from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

At TECH, you will learn how to professionally use the Set Driven Key tool for facial control rigging"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive training programmed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

In the topic dedicated to lip rigging you will learn how to perform influence painting and how to use the wire deformer"

TECH teachers will teach you how to create a Sticky Lips system in Maya to make your character's lips as realistic as possible"

This course introduces the methods of deformation and control of a facial rig, as well as the study of facial expressions. Next, delve into each of the elements that make up the face. For example, raising the Sticky Lips system or the deformation rigging and eye control. Finally, the benefits and some examples of facial automations are developed and we teach how to connect the facial rig with the body rig.

Getting the mouth to move believably when a character speaks is tricky. Learn all the tricks you need to know with the topics dedicated to lip, jaw and tongue rigging"

Module 1. Advanced Facial Rigging

1.1. Facial Rig

1.1.1. Deformation Methods
1.1.2. Control Methods
1.1.3. Facial Expression Study

1.2. Facial Rigging Using Blend Shapes

1.2.1. Key Shapes Facial Partition
1.2.2. Muscle Movement Modeling
1.2.3. Deformation Distribution Blend Shapes

1.3. Facial Control Rigging

1.3.1. Joystick Set-up
1.3.2. Facial Controls
1.3.3. Set Driven Key Tool

1.4. Jaw and Tongue Rigging

1.4.1. Anatomical Study and Approach
1.4.2. Jaw Deformation and Jaw Control
1.4.3. Tongue Deformation and Control

1.5. Lip Rigging

1.5.1. System Approach
1.5.2. Deformer Wire and Controls
1.5.3. Painting of Influences

1.6. Sticky Lips System

1.6.1. Sticky Lips
1.6.2. System Approach
1.6.3. Development

1.7. Automation

1.7.1. Benefits and Examples of Facial Automation
1.7.2. Approach
1.7.3. Development

1.8. Eye and Eyelids Rigging

1.8.1. Approach
1.8.2. Deformation Rigging and Eye Control
1.8.3. Eyelid System

1.9. Hair Rig

1.9.1. Hair Systems
1.9.2. Geometric Hair System
1.9.3. XGen Generated Hair System

1.10. Connection of Facial Rig to Body Rig

1.10.1. Rig System Analysis
1.10.2. Deformer Hierarchy
1.10.3. Hierarchy and Prevention of Double Transformations

Generating character hair can become a cumbersome and complex task. At TECH, we teach you how to create it intuitively and quickly with XGen"