An introduction to lip sync (and mouth shapes) - Animation Theory

A lot of people underestimate how much time and energy animation requires, but one facet of animation that is especially overlooked is lip sync. In this video, we'll take a look at the different 'levels' of lip sync, figure out which is right for your project, and I'll explain the mouth shapes that I use for lip syncing.
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Download the mouth chart
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Timestamps
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00:00 Overview
00:23 Different types of lip sync
00:44 Which type of lip sync should you use?
01:23 Mouth chart (explaining each mouth shape)
03:32 Summary
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Videos I mentioned
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Animating Lip Sync manually
🎬 • How to animate lip syn...
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[@LaikasFriend]

Thank you for making cute mouths, the only ones I could find were creepily realistic 😭

[@devonkong]

Hahahaha I'm glad you like them! I agree, most Adobe Animate assets out there look pretty creepy 😆

[@madenderman3829]

THIS! ^^^

[@canoistercat]

and i thougt i was te only one looking for cartoony mouth lipsyncs for hours. I EVEN SEARCHED "RUBBERHOSE STYLE MOUTH LIPSYNCS" AND I DIDNT FIND ANY and i know this comment was 1 year ago

[@5animate]

Oof

[@LightBloxVidsYT]

@@canoistercatwait this comment isn’t edited-

[@AlphaTrix1999]

i have just started my animation career and i intend to do the best i can, your video highlights everything i needed to know, thank you so much.

[@devonkong]

Good luck!! 💪🏼

[@Idi_Flesh]

im using these, you explained them really well, thanks! not really using them for drawing animation, but for 3d animation, i couldnt find many tutorials on the shape of them, so this was super helpful

[@RIDDLEBATJOKES]

Thank you for making this! I needed this a lot

[@devonkong]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lukasallenbaugh4728]

Thanks a ton! I appreciate all the work you did in this video. I especially enjoyed the use of the larger mouth shapes to emphasize volume.

[@ramdogproductions]

Totally amazing Devon. Thnx for sharing the Mouth Chart and your art!! U rock!!

[@devonkong]

Thanks!!

[@BoppityBeepBoop]

You are an absolute life saver, man.

[@shugarkookie5187]

Should have more views! Exactly what I needed, have a great day!

[@devonkong]

Glad I could help, you have a nice day too!

[@vuxzart5106]

Very useful for my next project thanks a lot man, peace

[@margaretalexander7629]

Thank you so much for this!!

[@artzyalicia5546]

Thank you very much, I am an aspiring animator so this helps a lot :-)

[@FertassiFarah]

You are my new discovery! Thank you for the cool content! Also i like the way you talk :)

[@devonkong]

Thank you 😳

[@UndertheSkinart]

This was really helpful. Thank you very much

[@hakimobrahim8774]

Thank you so much man that's very helpful 💓

[@rusalka_thesamebito2640]

This helped me a lot! Ps you deserve more subscribers!

[@devonkong]

Glad it helped ✨

[@tomatofuel]

the most under rated youtuber I saw.... bro you the best... you deserve 100k sub easy

[@devonkong]

Thank you Sir Tomato

[@saragart8820]

Tysm! This really help me!

[@Butters-yy4ue]

love the video!

[@andzzdoesartz]

Thank you! This helped out a lot :))

[@devonkong]

Glad I could help!

[@davidhayford8496]

You're avater looks cool keep up the work bro

[@devonkong]

Thanks! ✨

[@SpeakBroccoli]

This is a fantastic video. Very well explained. Thank you.

[@devonkong]

Thanks 🥦🥦🥦

[@SpeakBroccoli]

@@devonkong cheers man

[@SpeakBroccoli]

@@devonkong Also can I ask which of these mouth shapes you would use for a 'd' sound. Let's say for example your character was saying the word 'door'. Which of these mouth shapes would you start with?

[@gilbertoolmedo2271]

Thank you so much, really helpfull :)

[@bloepblep4287]

Thanks! :)

[@davidhayford8496]

Amazing video

[@jakehoneywill9264]

great vid 👍

[@it_josephbabukila6075]

THANK YOU 😊

[@RocketshipSails]

Would I be able to draw my lip charts in Procreate then import them into Adobe Animate and turn them into symbols? Or do I have to draw directly into Animate?

[@rufthegruf]

This is amazing all the other tutorials had mouths shaped like a banana. Imma subscribe

[@juncando]

Thank you

[@locochavo4560]

Excellent chart and explanation!

[@segerer]

thank you :)

[@user-ix3vz2wx6l]

great 👍🏼👍🏼

[@dcholaart]

Thank you.

[@ThePronounceNames]

how do you make a k sound?

[@stxrrykiraa]

Maybe ah, I

[@davidhayford8496]

Animated devonnnn😆 1:34

[@khaledsharif6276]

You are amazing..can you tell me what kind of tablet you draw on and who you get more details please

[@devonkong]

Thanks! My main tablet is the Wacom Cintiq Pro 16 ✌🏼

[@MuxuAnimation]

More videos pleaseeee

[@Oliverli]

How long did it take you to animate animated Devon's speaking for this video?

[@Reyaan__]

Hy Devon kong, litteraly your videos have a lot of value and good memories, by the way do you remember me The one with the best username - Animator😅

[@devonkong]

Of course! You have a fantastic username 👀

[@jdinsomniac7504]

ur voice is good for an asmr channel

[@ChootoBhai]

Great man, please make a video on how to draw backgrounds,

[@devonkong]

I'll add it to my list 💪🏼

[@asimpleanimator8241]

Does Devon know that I love you and I appreciate you for this free content, because I do, I do very much 🤧🙏❤️

[@scottbernard3173]

I saw it and thought of a very old animated series called Fearless Fly.

[@shadowlegacy2689]

What about y and z sounds? Or are those the standard uses.

[@retrin-o]

Y should be an W/O then an A and then the cons if im correct.

[@ABond]

U deserve subscriber

[@devonkong]

😆

[@davidhayford8496]

Can you do a tutorial where you show how to do a scene Like a scene with full body characters like maybe talking or something cool

[@devonkong]

I'll do a talking scene in the next video 🧡

[@davidhayford8496]

@@devonkong awesome

[@Glitchhusky9304]

I need this! Can I use your reference from the thumbnail?

[@devonkong]

Yeah! I've got links to reference image in the video description too

[@Glitchhusky9304]

@@devonkong thx!

[@ananmohamedelsaiid8267]

Perfect Devon Kong. If you can help in adobe after effects, that's will be great :)

[@devonkong]

Hi Anan! Is there something specific you want to know about After Effects?

[@ananmohamedelsaiid8267]

@@devonkong the basics please, as when uploading a video designed in adobe animate into adobe after effects, i loose parts of it, others got distorted. Thanks Devon Kong :)

[@devonkong]

@@ananmohamedelsaiid8267 sweet, thanks for being so specific. I'll look into this a bit more

[@bellathegreat2539]

im subscriber 879 :)

[@devonkong]

Glad to have you 💛

[@paper2222]

what i find interesting is that, in 1:36, when you said the word "mouth", instead of using the mouth shape for "th", you instead replaced it with a mouth shape for "mouf", suggesting that you instead say "mouf" this may suggest that whatever your native language is, it lacks the "th" sound, often replacing it with "f". i am not here to roast your english, but rather give an insight about how your language background can influence how you animate lip syncs, down to each individual phonemes

[@lederpu]

mmm tasty membrane pizza jokes aside this is really helpful!! thank you so much aqweqwj

[@Shadowthevampire]

There is no N, H, D, Y or J in your picture... What do I do now.

[@Garfield_Minecraft]

Japanese lip sync is easy