Using Face Mode - Facial Features

If you are using a sprite-based face, then you may use the Face mode for a more dramatic face effect. You can do this by moving, scaling or rotating the facial features. Please note that this function only applies to Sprite-based faces.

1. Select a character whose expression is already set. Please refer to the Using the Face Key Editor and Using the Face Puppeteering Panel sections for more information.
   
2. Switch to Face mode. The dummy pane will change to the face feature mode.
   
3. Pick on the face dummy or directly click on the facial feature to select it.
   
4. Move, scale or rotate the facial feature.
   

Transform Tool

If you need to set a transform key with an exact value, then select the facial feature and adjust the parameters on the Property Tool Bar.

• X, Y: Enter these values to decide the location of the facial feature.
• W, H: Enter these values to decide the Width and the Height of the facial feature.
• Lock/Unlock Ratio: Click this button to toggle the Keep Aspect Ratio on/off.
• R: Enter a value to determine the orientation of a facial feature.
• Mirror: Activate this box and choose Forward or Reverse from the drop-down list to simultaneously adjust symmetric features.
  • Choose Forward to have both features (the eyes in this example) transform in the same direction or orientation.
    
  • Choose Reverse to have both features (the eyebrows in this example) transform in opposite directions or orientations.
    
• : Click these buttons to do a horizontal or vertical skew of the facial feature in order to fix features stretch or distortion issues.
  • Vertical Skew Up: Click this button to skew the facial feature upward in 5-degree increments.
    
  • Vertical Skew Down: Click this button to skew the facial feature downward in 5-degree increments.
    
  • Horizontal Skew Left: Click this button to skew the facial feature leftward in 5-degree increments.
    
  • Horizontal Skew Right: Click this button to skew the facial feature rightward in 5-degree increments.
    

Note:

Transforming facial features will set the transform keys in the Face_Transform track under the Face Motion main track and T sub tracks that belong to the respective features on the Timeline.