Hi everybody, I've heard someone saying the forum was kinda dead these days . No names, but i know it was Paul aka PAGzone . So, i thought i'd share this WIP with you . It's not really a WIP because i won't finish it, it's just that i needed practice on modelling, my last model was made 6 months ago or so . Anyway, please comment ! litst -----> http://www.chez.com/litst

litst, have you tried Skinning that puppy yet? Just to see if you can get a few expressions out of him... he's kinda somber, kinda like the mood of the forum right now... :( Ken

WOW. Yeah it was me, I am the culprit! But see, the board has already started to have activity. Great Model Litst! -Paul

What procedure would you use to animate its mouth (open and closed)?

Very impressive model. Did you use the same techniques as you have in the other head tutorials? -Kix

Thanks for your comments guys, To model it i used more or less the same techniques than the ones i show in my tutorial . With the additionnal help of subdivision surfaces of course, they really make the modelling much easier in every way ... except on the symmetry because they leave a gap between the two halves :( . Also, it's better to use quads and tris with sub-surfaces . The technique i would use to open is mouth (if i model one !) would be bones, definitely . I've never done this before, so i'd have to make some experiments . The teeth would not be skinned, but instead simply attached to the jaw bone so they never deform . The same for facial animation : bones should do some good job . Too bad we can't save bones positions ... I'll keep you updated if i work more on it . litst