Easy Expressions

DDCreate

Really beating the board up today...sorry.

I want to get some facial expressions for my  Basic Gen2F so she looks more human but I'm having a tough time finding a set that will work. I found 2 I am interested in but am not sure if it would be a good idea to purchase either of them because I think I'm missing something.

http://www.daz3d.com/g2femalev6xprssnmagic

This one looks awesome and I love the versatility of being able to alter facial features independently. And while it says it is compatible with G2F it also says "Requires only the Genesis 2 Female(s) expression morphs" but doesn't list any required products at the top right. Do I need something else in order to use this product?

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http://www.daz3d.com/genesis-2-female-expressions-face-aniblocks

This one is less expensive and appears to come with preset faces and pretty decent ones at that. But it appears to be more geared toward animation and I am just doing single still renders, not animation.

 

So say you're me and just want to add a little life to your characters face. Do you pick either of these? Another product I haven't seen? I've tried searching the store and i'm really just looking for something basic that i can get fairly inexpensively. Any advice will be appreciated as always.

Thanks

vwrangler

parkerglynn79 said:

Really beating the board up today...sorry.

I want to get some facial expressions for my  Basic Gen2F so she looks more human but I'm having a tough time finding a set that will work. I found 2 I am interested in but am not sure if it would be a good idea to purchase either of them because I think I'm missing something.

http://www.daz3d.com/g2femalev6xprssnmagic

This one looks awesome and I love the versatility of being able to alter facial features independently. And while it says it is compatible with G2F it also says "Requires only the Genesis 2 Female(s) expression morphs" but doesn't list any required products at the top right. Do I need something else in order to use this product?

For the above product, I think, though I won't swear to it, that the Genesis 2 Female expressions were rolled into G2F herself, and should be accessible by clicking on her head, then going to the parameters tab and expanding Pose Controls > Head > Expressions (I can't find a separate product listing for it, and the expressions aren't in the G2F Head Morphs, so that seems most likely.) I know that's the way G3F operates, so it makes sense that G2F works the same way. I've never bought ExpressionMagic, so I can't advise on purchasing.

http://www.daz3d.com/genesis-2-female-expressions-face-aniblocks

This one is less expensive and appears to come with preset faces and pretty decent ones at that. But it appears to be more geared toward animation and I am just doing single still renders, not animation.

 

Actually, the above is a set of morph sliders rather than presets. You would also use these by clicking on her head, then going to the parameters tab and expanding Pose Controls > Head > Expressions and there will be a category called "SimonWM" where these expressions live. The only presets in this product are specifically for animation. That said, I use this one for still renders all the time; it's good for making combination expressions or you can make more subtle expressions by dialing in only a small amount.

Since I haven't used the other product, this primarily just information. I will say that I don't think you can go wrong with the second product; it's very flexible.

frank0314

You may want to check out Zev0's store http://www.daz3d.com/zev0