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How to build a 3D character

 


pull geometry out around eye to conform to the eyes shape.

poly split the inside of the mouth, eyes and nose like such
Now pull that geometry back a bit to make the correct cavities
you can make the ear using the create poly tool under Polygon. Just sketch out what your basic ear shape is going to look like. If you do not like this method you can extrude a face off the side of the head and start modeling that way.
extrude the ear shape.
poly split the shape to create the ear then attach to the head