BLENDSHAPE GUIDELINES

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Most of the workflow within this document will match the ARKit 52 blendshape standard with the exception of eye rotations. See the end of this document for the specific shapes excluded. For a tech overview of ARKit’s Face Anchoring, please refer to this document: ARFaceAnchor.BlendShapeLocation


Required Blendshapes

Note: it is essential to follow the naming conventions provided with each image example.


Left Eye Shapes

eyeBlinkLeft

Closure of the eyelids over the left eye

eyeSquintLeft

Contraction of the face around the left eye

eyeWideLeft

Widening of the eyelids around the left eye

Right Eye Shapes

eyeBlinkRight

Closure of the eyelids over the right eye

eyeSquintRight

Contraction of the face around the right eye

eyeWideRight

Widening of the eyelids around the right eye

Mouth and Jaw

jawForward

Forward movement of the lower jaw

jawLeft

Leftward movement of the lower jaw

jawRight

Rightward movement of the lower jaw

jawOpen

An opening of the lower jaw

mouthClose

Closure of the lips independent of jaw position

mouthFunnel

Contraction of both lips into an open shape

mouthPucker

Contraction and compression of both closed lips

mouthLeft

Leftward movement of both lips together

mouthRight

Rightward movement of both lips together

mouthSmileLeft

Upward movement of the left corner of the mouth

mouthSmileRight

Upward movement of the right corner of the mouth

mouthFrownLeft

Downward movement of the left corner of the mouth

mouthFrownRight

Downward movement of the right corner of the mouth

mouthDimpleLeft

Backward movement of the left corner of the mouth

mouthDimpleRight

Backward movement of the right corner of the mouth

mouthStretchLeft

Leftward movement of the left corner of the mouth

mouthStretchRight

Rightward movement of the left corner of the mouth

mouthRollLower

Movement of the lower lip toward the inside of the mouth

mouthRollUpper

Movement of the upper lip toward the inside of the mouth

mouthShrugLower

Outward movement of the lower lip

mouthShrugUpper

Outward movement of the upper lip

mouthPressLeft

Upward compression of the lower lip on the left side

mouthPressRight

Upward compression of the lower lip on the right side

mouthLowerDownLeft

Downward movement of the lower lip on the left side

mouthLowerDownRight

Downward movement of the lower lip on the right side

mouthUpperUpLeft

Upward movement of the upper lip on the left side

mouthUpperUpRight

Upward movement of the upper lip on the right side

Eyebrows, Cheeks and Nose

browDownLeft

Downward movement of the outer portion of the left eyebrow

browDownRight

Downward movement of the outer portion of the right eyebrow

browInnerUp

Upward movement of the inner portion of both eyebrows

browOuterUpLeft

Upward movement of the outer portion of the left eyebrow

browOuterUpRight

Upward movement of the outer portion of the right eyebrow

cheekPuff

Outward movement of both cheeks

cheekSquintLeft

Upward movement of the cheek around and below the left eye

cheekSquintRight

Upward movement of the cheek around and below the right eye

noseSneerLeft

A raising of the left side of the nose around the nostril

noseSneerRight

A raising of the right side of the nose around the nostril

Tongue

tongueOut 0.0 to 1.0 + jawOpen 0.6

Extension of the tongue and mouth open

tongueOut 0.0 to 1.0 + jawOpen 0.6

*Side view for better depiction

Shapes we’ve excluded due to non-use of those particular blendshapes from within STAGE.KIT:

Left Eye:


Right Eye: