Character Expression Adjustments

When you want to create 6 expressions for use in the Builder, you may sometimes find that the expressions iClone has provided in the Facial Puppeteer Panel are not strong or dramatic enough.

You may want to use the Facial Layer Key technique to increase the strength of the expression.

However, Builder only accepts data in clip format; therefore, the facial layer keys and the lip-synching influences will not be blended and saved into the axes.

You can use the following steps below to increase the expression strength.

1. Drag and drop the character into 3DXchange (version 5.4 or above).
2. Click the Expression Editor button in the Face Setup section.
   
3. Adjust the thumbnails in the Muscle tab to increase the maximum level the muscles can reach.
   
   Please refer to the Adjusting Expressions with the Expression Editor section for more information.
4. Close the Expression Editor and send the character back to iClone by clicking the Apply to iClone button in the Character section.
   
5. Puppeteer the facial expression again to generate new expression clips. You may find the expressions are stronger than before.
6. Follow the steps to extract specific expressions from the clip to the axes of the Builder.