I am a high school student at Paly high in CA. I have been searching for some tips and tutorials for creating a realistic head. In my modeling studies, I have been stuck with using 3D Studio MAX. So far, I have made about four different heads, two using NURBS and two using patches. I am having major problems creating realistic looking eyes and ears.

Head (Click for larger image)

It seems that when using NURBS, you can't delete any points on the curves that are used, causing your simpler areas to have large amounts of points.

If you have any tips, tutorials, recommended sites, or books for using NURBS especially for 3DS MAX, I would greatly appreciate it. With this email, I have attached one of my heads. I have only spent about nine hours on it, but it has a lot of potential.


Thx for your help and time,


Gary A.
Gatwood_b@yahoo.com

P.S. Have some of your friends give some tips.