What’s the Importance of Eyelids in Animation?

Posted by Pradeep Mamgain on Saturday, February 7th 2009   

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Yikes – the eyelids are a big subject! Here are some quick tips that come to mind:

1) The lids follow the eyes.

As the eyes look around, imagine that they are pulling the eyelids along for the ride – particularly the upper lids.

2) Overdone Lids = Muddy Animation!

Remember, don’t go too bananas with your character’s eyelids. You want them to help strengthen the expressions and emotions, not distract from them. You’re generally better off keeping them subtle unless the eyes are bursting open into a comedic wide-eyed expression or something major like that.

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Written by: Pradeep Mamgainis a VFX Educator at Frameboxx Animation and Visual Effects, Gurgaon Haryana, India. He writes Visual Effects, Post and Dynamics tutorials using various CG Packages. He is founder of the websites CGSutra.com and Aniquito.com.
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