Over the years, I have used this tool I created called the Facial Reference Library (both when I have led teams on shows and taught animators in schools). I built it to explain the different lines of action in the face when a human/animal is experiencing an emotion.
My teaching philosophy encompasses leaning by sight/visual, text and finally by doing it yourself. This document covers all three for each emotion. You have a dictionary definition of the emotion and a description of the lines of action that happen in the face along with a simple emoticon that shows those changes. In addition, there are several images for each emotion take from all over the internet from google, flickr, etc. to show the range of that emotion and how the expression plays out on the face.
The FRL is a tool my animators use and love, and now I offer it to you publicly here for free to use. I worried about doing so, because many of the photographs used to show each emotion are not mine, they are just photos I have found over the years on the Internet. But, in the name of learning I believe that is okay. I am not offering this tool for money, so hopefully people will see the good in sharing these images with everyone.
Have fun!
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