Hi all, Can someone tell me what the black blob underneath his lip is caused by ? This is the Domus texture by Pitklad, which I have been using quite a bit in the last day or so. Have not had any problems until now, so the problem is not with the texture. I also tried ticking the "Remove Backfacing Polygons" in the Render Settings, but it still didn't remove the problem. Any clues, please. thanks, Andrew

the teeth poking through (or gums..).

You mean to say he has black teeth ? ..... How can i fix this ? Come to think of it, I've seen similar problems with Maya Doll.

Usually it involves scaling the teeth down or adjusting the morph below the lower lip. It's not black teeth, actually -- it's the backside of the polygons poking through the bottom of the lip. Most morphs don't include the teeth/inner mouth area, so those will stay the same. You can test it (to see if I'm right or blowin smoke) by making the material transparent for the gums/teeth...

thanks, ynsaen. It's interesting that you say its the back side of the polygons poking through the bottom of the lip. I ticked the "remove backfacing polygons" in the render settings prior to doing the render. Also, making the teeth transparent didn't make any difference, and there was no "gums" material group. Although there was an "inner mouth" group, and the black spot went away when I made this transparent. So, what happens when I want to pose Dork with his mouth open ?

well, then it's the inner mouth :( Best bet is going to be adjusting the morph itself (perhaps a small magnet to pull the area under the lip out just a bit). Otherwise, it's postwork city unless you feel like creating a custom morph for his inner mouth... Sorry :(

thanks, good things to think about. Still puzzled about the backfacing polygons issue though, seeing as I switched that off in the render settings.

It's not the plys themselves -- it's that they are poking through. There's two polys facing each other there, and a sort of "box" made by them into which no light can get, so it comes out as a fully shadowed area.