Anatomy of Facial Expressions

Made by - Anatomy For Sculptors Anatomy of Facial Expressions is redefining the anatomy of the human face, often the most challenging area of human anatomy to understand. A team of professional artists and medical experts working together to create this anatomy book. With fully visual and correct anatomy information. - Detailed information about facial muscles anatomy and physiology- How facial muscles function and affect the shape of the face- Main gender, age, and ethnicity differences- How bony structures related to the soft tissue, main landmarks of the face- Facial fat compartments, connective tissue- The topography of the face and skullAnatomy books for learning and understandingReal emotions are almost impossible to fake. That is why we need to learn the nuances that differentiate fake and genuine emotions. And to know it, you have to understand not only the anatomy which creates the movement, but you have to have the tools and language with whom you can describe the change.Self-explanatory images facial muscles and expressionsThe book includes 3D renders of facial muscles overlaid onto photographs, photogrammetry scans, on neutral and expressed faces. It contains pictures of actual people, the 3D skull structures.A structured approach to a complex systemAll the muscle groups are carefully differentiated from one another and labeled. The images and text also explain how muscles work and how they affect the surface forms of the face."For artists, the essential part is how it looks..."In anatomy for artists and visual specialists. That matters most is the visual images and understandable visual information and how it all works. Not so much factual information or Latin names. The author is an artist with more than 25-year experience and a professor of Anatomy in Arts Academy.

Uldis Zarins teaches anatomy in the Art Academy of Latvia and is an award-winning sculptor with more than 25 years of experience. In 2015 he started the Anatomy for Sculptors online community.

Being a dyslectic student in the 2000s, he developed a method for translating medical anatomy texts into visual information that he could use while sculpting. All the anatomy books for artists at the time were text-centered, and his reference sketches soon became popular among colleagues – it became clear that visual artists soak up information best when it’s visual. For the purpose of sharing his sketches, Uldis created a small Facebook group which quickly snowballed – in the era of no Facebook ads the Anatomy for Sculptors community grew to 50 000 people in just a year.

The group members encouraged Uldis to compile his materials in a book. In spring 2013, he launched a Kickstarter campaign, and the amazing Anatomy for Sculptors community came together and quickly crowdfunded the idea for the book. A team of artists, 3D designers, anatomy experts, and medical specialists joined Uldis to create content and precise renders of anatomy models. And that is how Uldis became a published author.

Now the Anatomy for Sculptors handbooks are bestsellers among visual artists striving to better understand the human form.

Anatomy for Sculptors is the artistic branch of Anatomy Next Inc., an ed-tech startup that uses clear and reliable 3D anatomy models to create empowering education tools for artists and medical students.