2D Baker Lip Sync (Basic)

This Exercise is part of the course: Demystifying Lip Sync Animation

Part of the Learning Flow:

Animation in Blender

2D Lip Sync
Use this cool 2D Baker face rig to get your feet wet with the concepts of lip sync animation.
3D Lip Sync - Fast Method
With the Melvin character rig, learn how to get quick and dirty lip sync that works for most character-talking situations.
3D Lip Sync - High Quality Method
Learn the subtle details of high quality lip sync with a new, simplified version of the Baker character rig.
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Software: Blender 2.79
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This exercise is directly tied into the "Demystifying Lip Sync Animation" course. You'll need to download the project source files from the downloads tab on this page in order to get the 2D Baker rig. The starting file for this exercise is in shots > 01-2d-lip-sync.

In this first pass of the 2D baker animation, you're animating the mouth and eye lids to sync with the provided audio clip. Reference the lesson as guidance during the exercise and begin bringing this character to life!

When you're done animating, render out a video, post to YouTube, Vimeo, or Wistia, and submit for grading!

Rules of the Exercise

1

2D Baker rig is used for the animation.
2

Mouth animation is good and it syncs with the audio clip.
3

Blinks are present and supportive of the lip sync animation.

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Wayne Dixon

Level 8

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Since 2009, I have been producing high quality character animations for everything from commercials to children's music videos. Working remotely for several small studios, I have been responsible for the rigging and animation of several videos that have received over 100 million views on Youtube. (Making for some very happy clients.)