Next,
I will throw in a few more edges around
the corner of the eye to create the tearduct.
These edges will also help define the
wrinkles on the ridge of the nose. I'll
also throw in another edge around the
bottom of the brow to help make it more
distinct. Then, I split up the faces under
the nose to create more information for
the upper lip and cheek bone.
Now
that we have the shape of the eyelid pretty
well defined, we can go ahead and create
the eyesocket for this guy. Start off
by creating a loop just inside the eyelid
loop. This will define the thickness of
the eyelid.
Next,
create two more loops, an inner ring and
an outer ring. These will be used to create
the depth of the eye socket.
Grab
all the points of the inner ring and push
them back in the Z direction (into the
head) then take all the points of the
outer ring and scale them informally to
create the underside of the eyelid. If
some of these points penetrate the outer
surface, just simply move the points back
in space. Now you should have a fairly
descent looking eye socket.
Next
I'll split the eyes, brow, cheek and
mouth to further the detail. While I
do this, I'm getting rid of any triangles
and five sided polys that I come accross
by running them into the newly formed
edge. This also strengthens my edgeloop.
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Notice
the difference between these 2 steps.
Notice how the loop now fits nicely around
the brow, eye and cheek whereas before
it didn't.
Now
that I've got the loop around the eye
cleaned up, it's time to go in and fix
the loop around the nose. Notice how
I have a lot of triangles and the edges
aren't exactly flowing with the curve
of the laugh line. I'll fix this by
running some new edges in the right
direction and deleting out the old ones.
Notice
how the laugh line is now clearly defined.
Next,
finish off the loops at the top of the
head. Bring the edges down through the
back of the neck to give that area more
definition. You can also add on some of
the edges that define the muscles of the
brow. Then, split up the lower lip a little
so that we can begin working on the inside
of the mouth.
