Learning Blender: A Hands-On Guide to Creating 3D Animated Characters

Teeth and Tongue

The teeth and the tongue are really simple objects to model. Just two curved surfaces with thickness will do for the teeth, and the tongue is also a very basic shape. In Figure 7.34, you can see these features and their basic topology (in the figure, the teeth are apart so you can see the tongue, but they’re really touching each other inside Jim’s mouth). You should be able to do something similar with the skills you’ve learned so far. These features are not very complex, but are stylized similar to the rest of the character, so when Jim opens his mouth, you will see something inside. When you are working on these models, you may want to adjust the shape of the inner mouth so it doesn’t cover the teeth or create other problems ...