Teeth, Gums and Tongue
These were simple models. The teeth are simple NURBS spheres that have
been flattened to resemble teeth, and the gums are surfaces that have
been sculpted to accept the simple teeth.
The tongue is a half sphere that has been modified to resemble a
tongue. All of these items are NURBS construction because this type of
model is relatively easy to create, map and animate. Even though these
parts are important, the focus of this chapter does not need to cover
this material.
To learn more about character modeling and other topics of
interest to animators, check out Inspired 3D Modeling and Texture
Mapping
by Tom Capizzi; series edited by Kyle Clark and Michael Ford: Premier
Press, 2002. 266 pages with illustrations. ISBN 1-931841-49-7.
($59.99)
