Trying to model someones head using mirror.

Hello,

I’m using Blender 2.49b and learning Blender from the book " Introducing Character Animation With Blender" by Tony Mullens.

I am stuck modelling a head.
I have placed a side photo in one window and front facing photo in the other window so i can model in two dimensions.
I am using a mirror modifier so I only have to work on one side.
I started with a mirrored plane and extruded it in the side view along the profile of the face.
To create the area around the lips the book says:

“In the front view outline create the lips by extruding single verts out for the centerline’s upper lip vert”

I have tried to this but when I try to extrude the center upper lip vert I can only extrude it up and down in the z direction. I presume this is because of the mirror modifier.

I am attaching a image that shows what I have done so far.

Please help!!! :yes:

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You have the ‘Do Clipping’ button enabled in the mirror modifier. Turn that off and you sill be able to move the vertices freely

Thank you Morio you solved my problem:yes:

Hello,
Once mirrored, you’ll have to remember that no one is simetric on this world… Sometimes tweaking this is half of the job, once modeling seams finished… :o