i dont know how to rig this.

Support Animation and Rigging
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Hey everyone! i’ve got a little problem. i want to make a little dragon character, but i have no
idea how to put the bones in the head, so it can open it’s maw.
here’s a sketch with the basic idea down

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as you can see, the wings and tail are no problem, but i don’t know how to put the bones in his face so it works the right way. two simple bones don’t work, because a lot of ‘skin’ stretches when he opens his jaw that way.
i’m relatively new to rigging/animating as i mostly try my hand at buildings or items, so i would appreciate any tip that could help me rig this character :slight_smile:

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What you need is jaw bone:

http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m626/cabby24/Blender%20Pics%202013/fishjaw_zpse5f8fffa.png

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wow, thanks! probably a real newbie question here: what is the dotted line between the two joints?

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They are called Relationship Lines. It shows the parent child relationship. So in my example main is parent of head and to jaw. This line can be turned on / off in Properties shelf under Display.