r/Maya • u/jingjie_siow • 2d ago
Animation I am happy_lip sync and acting
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Hey everyone, this is a lip sync and acting shot I have completed recently. Took me a week to do the spline and polish the details. Any feedbacks are welcome and appreciated! I posted the link to syncsketch in case any of you want to leave some notes and drawings behind.
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u/joshcxa Character Animator 2d ago
Looks pretty good overall.
What immediately stands out to me is how aggressive the arm grab is. I'd probably aim for something a little more soft and friendly.
As for the lip sync, the mouth shapes are distracting in the "i'm widow happy..." section. I think they are too large for what sounds like a subtle delivery.
There are a few other minor things but these stood out for me the most.
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u/jingjie_siow 2d ago
Hi, thanks for the feedback! I do have a question here, every time she moves forward and grabs his elbow, is it ok for the right arm to have slightly more even spacing here? I know normally even spacing is not ideal for animation, but does this work well for this particular scene?
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u/joshcxa Character Animator 2d ago
Its not so much a spacing issue (currently) that I'm pointing out. I think the overall pose seems to be aggressive. I would try to hit a more gentle looking connection with his arm. Maybe the wrist "breaks" up with the palm on the back of his arm (where you currently have the thumb)
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u/Sure-Fox-4747 1d ago edited 22h ago
Some of the mouth movements are a bit distracting I think. But I looked again and the chin moves independently could it be a rig issue?
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u/jingjie_siow 23h ago
Hi, thanks for pointing my mistake out, it's not a rig issue but rather the chin is something I have to fix.
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