Modeling a Character in 3DS Max, 2nd Edition

As you create each new segment using Shift and drag, rotate the

new edge before Shift-dragging it again to match the contour of the

guide. Select the new faces of the bangs, rotate the view around,

and look at them from the front.

Uh, oh. Some of the faces can be seen and some can’t. You have a

normals problem. “Normals” just means the side of a one-sided

polygon that can be seen. In other words, a “normal” is a way of

indicating which direction a triangle needs to face in order to be ren-

dered. The other side of a normal is invisible unless a two-sided

material has been applied or another triangle has been built.

Step 9: Flip “Wrong” Facing Normals ...