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January 23, 2017
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Mouth distorts on head turns

  • January 23, 2017
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Hello...

I have a puppet that was working fine. I wanted to add head turning, so I duplicated the AI file and added the appropriate layers. I started a new CA file and tagged everything from scratch. Nothing is different from before, other than the new heads. The problem I am now experiencing is that when the head turns the mouths distort. I have used the stock CA mouths with minor modification. I'm a noob to CA so hopefully I'm just screwing up.

Links below are for the project folder and the AI file. Any help is greatly appreciated!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gwxbp0j0ud8umww/AAArAAzGLwJW0XF8GTQE13mla?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hl9864r77mv18q0/Ernie%20Build%204.ai?dl=0

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    Correct answer oksamurai

    Cool character! Try this: https://adobe.ly/2k9lZ6O​

    • The smile group in your Mouth group had a layer with "Head" in it, which was being incorrectly tagged as a Head. I untagged it. This was the biggest issue.
    • I also tried making the mouth independent and stapling it. Usually independence + stapling is a good way to combat any unwanted distortion.
    • The view tags were incorrectly applied (you had left profile instead of right profile, etc, it's a common mistake) so I fixed those too.

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    oksamurai
    oksamuraiCorrect answer
    Legend
    January 23, 2017

    Cool character! Try this: https://adobe.ly/2k9lZ6O​

    • The smile group in your Mouth group had a layer with "Head" in it, which was being incorrectly tagged as a Head. I untagged it. This was the biggest issue.
    • I also tried making the mouth independent and stapling it. Usually independence + stapling is a good way to combat any unwanted distortion.
    • The view tags were incorrectly applied (you had left profile instead of right profile, etc, it's a common mistake) so I fixed those too.
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    mikem18004724Author
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    January 23, 2017

    Wow, I figured I'd eventually get some directions, not have it fixed for me right away.

    Thanks, you rock!

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