Jaw bone rotation axis

[c000be]

while your head technically has a skull and movable jaw, you need to make the jaw a hinge piece with 2 joints coming off of the same joint that holds the top jaw joint for the top lip eventually; just trace a real bottom jawline using 2 joints starting from the neck extension [by way of the spine]. That way, you rotate the second joint as it would move naturally.
Some people are into the joint faced rigging, and PEN has some interesting video posts you should check out. Start going through the posts here as a learning resource and you'll find all sorts of little tidbits.

[Polimeno]

sticky with c000be said.

although,
i usually study the anatomy of the character/creature and also plan the pivots before rigging, simple by drawing or even making a paint over of the viewport screen.

could you post a left (or right) screen of your character ?

seeya.

[Galal]

thanks c000be i really appreciate your help .. another question, where can i find PEN's posts?

thanks Polimeno, here are my character, you will find where my jaw's pivot is in the second image .

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/9951/44933361.jpg




http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/3374/97127272.jpg

[Polimeno]

links below

PEN (http://www.paulneale.com/technical/werewolf/facialRigExample.mov)

Alias Hyper realistic facial setup (http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=3529)
(erik miller covers the two jaws joint setup)

nice model, by the way !
maybe you could add one more bone in the neck area.


what do you plannig with this character ?
keep it up !

[Galal]

thanks Polimeno for the links
this character should be in my graduation project, a short movie.

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