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Expression Set for Genesis 8 Expressions

MelissaGTMelissaGT Posts: 2,611
edited April 2020 in The Commons

Pretty much the only expressions I use these days are the base Genesis 8 Expressions - these and these - because they are HD and look way better than most morph expression packs (and they work specifically with this). I love the results I get with combining these expressions together. However, sometimes I'm lazy. Can anybody recommend any specific expression packs that use the Genesis 8 Expressions as a base and requirement? I'm not interested in being told to use Power Pose...I get a lot of people love it but I can't seem to get a handle on it. And I'm not interested in Auto Face Enhancer either. I just really love the Genesis 8 Expressions specifically and how they interact with the HD Visemes, so that's what I'm looking for additional stuff on. Thanks!

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  • CometsComets Posts: 87

    Not an expression set per se, but have you tried Expression Mixer? The script allows you to choose specific morphs/expressions, including visemes, and the strength at which they are applied.  You can try randomizing different combos till you get something you like, and you can tweak from there.

  • DisparateDreamerDisparateDreamer Posts: 2,520

    Also have you gotten the HD smiles? I love love love the smile variations for them 

    https://www.daz3d.com/20-unique-smiles-hd-for-genesis-8-females

    https://www.daz3d.com/20-unique-smiles-hd-for-genesis-8-males-

     

     

  • MimicMollyMimicMolly Posts: 2,322

    I use a freebie script from ShareCG by BlackFeather1973 called "Genesis Expression Randomizer". Originally for Genesis 1, but it works with other Genesis figures including G8. Just select the head and keep the strength at 2, if you want something more natural. It uses the expressions and vesimes you have installed.

    No way to control what you get and often the results are ridiculous. But it's free and you can experiment with it.

  • MelissaGTMelissaGT Posts: 2,611
    edited April 2020
    MimicMolly said:

    I use a freebie script from ShareCG by BlackFeather1973 called "Genesis Expression Randomizer". Originally for Genesis 1, but it works with other Genesis figures including G8. Just select the head and keep the strength at 2, if you want something more natural. It uses the expressions and vesimes you have installed.

    No way to control what you get and often the results are ridiculous. But it's free and you can experiment with it.

    Does it use the expression pose sets? Or the proprietary G8 HD expressions (that specific DO set that is only controlled by sliders)? I'm really only interested in the HD expressions as most of the expressions that come with pose packs or with characters don't look right. 

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  • MelissaGTMelissaGT Posts: 2,611
    DisparateDreamer said:

    Also have you gotten the HD smiles? I love love love the smile variations for them 

    https://www.daz3d.com/20-unique-smiles-hd-for-genesis-8-females

    https://www.daz3d.com/20-unique-smiles-hd-for-genesis-8-males-

     

     

    These are neat and I'll add them to my wishlist...however most of my art doesn't involve a whole heap of smiling, lol. 

  • MelissaGTMelissaGT Posts: 2,611
    edited April 2020
    Comets said:

    Not an expression set per se, but have you tried Expression Mixer? The script allows you to choose specific morphs/expressions, including visemes, and the strength at which they are applied.  You can try randomizing different combos till you get something you like, and you can tweak from there.

    I have something similar to this I believe, and unfortunately it's not really HD. Most of these mixers seem to just mix the pose packs that you already have, and I have so so so many pose packs that I've either purchased or gotten with characters and Pro bundles, but the expressions that come with them are awful. The DO HD expression sliders seem to be the only ones that really give me good results. I only wish I could split those sliders into "upper face" and "lower face". 

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  • MimicMollyMimicMolly Posts: 2,322
    edited April 2020
    melissastjames said:
    MimicMolly said:

    I use a freebie script from ShareCG by BlackFeather1973 called "Genesis Expression Randomizer". Originally for Genesis 1, but it works with other Genesis figures including G8. Just select the head and keep the strength at 2, if you want something more natural. It uses the expressions and vesimes you have installed.

    No way to control what you get and often the results are ridiculous. But it's free and you can experiment with it.

    Does it use the expression pose sets? Or the proprietary G8 HD expressions (that specific DO set that is only controlled by sliders)? I'm really only interested in the HD expressions as most of the expressions that come with pose packs or with characters don't look right. 

    It uses all the expression packs you have installed, including the HD ones.

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  • SevrinSevrin Posts: 6,313
    MimicMolly said:
    melissastjames said:
    MimicMolly said:

    I use a freebie script from ShareCG by BlackFeather1973 called "Genesis Expression Randomizer". Originally for Genesis 1, but it works with other Genesis figures including G8. Just select the head and keep the strength at 2, if you want something more natural. It uses the expressions and vesimes you have installed.

    No way to control what you get and often the results are ridiculous. But it's free and you can experiment with it.

    Does it use the expression pose sets? Or the proprietary G8 HD expressions (that specific DO set that is only controlled by sliders)? I'm really only interested in the HD expressions as most of the expressions that come with pose packs or with characters don't look right. 

    It uses all the expression packs you have installed, including the HD ones.

    This would be cool if you could narrow the pool of expressions it draws from.  I like the DO HD expressions too, and I'd like to see them expanded.

  • MelissaGTMelissaGT Posts: 2,611
    Sevrin said:
    MimicMolly said:
    melissastjames said:
    MimicMolly said:

    I use a freebie script from ShareCG by BlackFeather1973 called "Genesis Expression Randomizer". Originally for Genesis 1, but it works with other Genesis figures including G8. Just select the head and keep the strength at 2, if you want something more natural. It uses the expressions and vesimes you have installed.

    No way to control what you get and often the results are ridiculous. But it's free and you can experiment with it.

    Does it use the expression pose sets? Or the proprietary G8 HD expressions (that specific DO set that is only controlled by sliders)? I'm really only interested in the HD expressions as most of the expressions that come with pose packs or with characters don't look right. 

    It uses all the expression packs you have installed, including the HD ones.

    This would be cool if you could narrow the pool of expressions it draws from.  I like the DO HD expressions too, and I'd like to see them expanded.

    Yeah, and if the pool gets narrowed down tot he DO HD expressions only, then there's really no point in the tool because you could just mix that list yourself, haha. I guess a randomizer might give surprising results you might not have otherwise thought to mix, though. But yeah, the DO expressions seem to be the most natural, and with the help of Zev0's tool that can make them even more extreme along with the HD visemes, you can get some pretty neat looks. 

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