Modeling a Character in 3DS Max, 2nd Edition

they help shape. The narrowness of the space between the vertices

should also call attention to themselves and beg to be “excused.”

The following two vertices can be hidden as well:

Out of these four vertices…

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…two of them can be hidden because they’re practically overlap

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ping each other—agreatreason to get rid of one or the other. Hide

the inner vertices since the overall volume of the boot is important.

The outer vertices represent this volume better than the inner

ones.

Sometimes you’re faced with a choice of vertices between ...