For Advanced Facial Animation we've finally finished our first project, the first part of rigging facial muscles. We've studied the 14 major muscles of the face and had to rig 11 different Action Units. It's been a challenging class but I've enjoyed making faces at myself in the mirror. Here are some expressions I can make with my rig now.

Neutral face

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The muscles I've rigged so far include: Mentalis (AU17), Triangularis (AU15), Labius Inferioris (AU 16), Frontalis (AU1+2), Currogator (AU4), Orbicularis Oculi (AU44), Aleque Nasi Labius Superioris (AU9), Labius Superioris (AU10), Medial Frontalis (AU1), Left and Right Frontalis (AU2L,R), Left and Right Squint (AU44L,R), Lower eyelid Squint (AU6)