Need help making a mouth in blender.

[ArctixSnowPup]

Hello, it's me again. I am once again having problems in blender and I need help.

This time I am using a model that came from the gmod workshop, but I do not plan on ever uploading it. I would never do that.

Original Model: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=368616717
[SN] Anthro Wolf Playermodel by Reoxur
[bold] No reselling this model, sold modified or used for monetary gain. [/bold]

I never planed on selling art, or selling the model. I should be able to do anything with the model for

That being said, this model doesn't have a poseable mouth and instead of learning how to weight paint properly (unlike my last project) and start from nothing, I thought i'd start here with this model. I already re-textured the entire model and created my own one bone accessories so noobish, rough weight painting is possible.

I got confused with the googling I did as it was never the same with my model. I didn't know how to start where this model is at. Yes. I did google and yes there were other posts and no. They didn't help.

TL;DR Model needs mouth. OP is too confused (and lazy) to watch hours of videos only to look at model and just stare.

as always: screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/4MBRAM4

[ArctixSnowPup]

I can easily make teeth, tounge, etc. I just can't for the life of me cut a mouth and have it not break or look hideous.

[ArctixSnowPup]

Usually I get a reply or two by now... what it something I said? Is it against the rules to do stuff like this to models I don't technically own?

[ZergSquad]

seems noone just dont understand whats the problem to create 1 bone and weight paint it.

[ArctixSnowPup]

Originally posted by ZergSquad:

seems noone just dont understand whats the problem to create 1 bone and weight paint it.

The problem is not just that. I don't know how to get the mouth to flex so when I open it, it doesn't look like a puppet when the entire mesh is moved where I cut it.

[ZergSquad]

the problem is that exactly in that, because its the only thing u need to do in blender

So u can make it easy way through adding bone and weight paint as i said, or go harder way to create flex.
but have no idea what is

Originally posted by ArcticSnowPup:

when the entire mesh is moved where I cut it.

u cut what and for what?
all u need is add flex, go edit mode, select faces of jaw and move it like it should, then just go sculpt mode and smooth mesh where it needs

[ArctixSnowPup]

Originally posted by ZergSquad:

all u need is add flex, go edit mode, select faces of jaw and move it like it should, then just go sculpt mode and smooth mesh where it needs

Oohhh...... how can I be so dumb. This makes more sense now! Thanks! I will have to look back and see what tf I was doing wrong.