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Prelude: Don't you hate unappealing slapped on bindings on your models? Well i sure do, so here's a short tutorial (with a terribly edited image) explaining how i manage to avoid that (when i am not too lazy)

1-Add a cylinder, i usualy give it 8 vertice and slice 2 loop cut (ctrl+R, mouse wheel up once) in the middle for extra control and smoothness.

2- Parent it to the armature of your model so it follows after any modification to the pose

3- Set the maximum draw type to "Wire" so you always see through it in your viewport

4- Place it where you need it as centered as possible

5- Add a "Mesh deform modifier" to your mesh and set the "object" to the cylinder you spawned. Hit Bind and wait a few seconds.

6- Go into edit mode and modify your cylinder until you get the desired shape on your target mesh.

That's the basic of it but this can require a lot of tweeking and experimenting to get right so don't give up on your first try, it gives a huge boost to the believeability of your Scene.

Cheers!

Description
Prelude: Don't you hate unappealing slapped on bindings on your models? Well i sure do, so here's a short tutorial (with a terribly edited image) explaining how i manage to avoid that (when i am not too lazy)

1-Add a cylinder, i usualy give it 8 vertice and slice 2 loop cut (ctrl+R, mouse wheel up once) in the middle for extra control and smoothness.

2- Parent it to the armature of your model so it follows after any modification to the pose

3- Set the maximum draw type to "Wire" so you always see through it in your viewport

4- Place it where you need it as centered as possible

5- Add a "Mesh deform modifier" to your mesh and set the "object" to the cylinder you spawned. Hit Bind and wait a few seconds.

6- Go into edit mode and modify your cylinder until you get the desired shape on your target mesh.

That's the basic of it but this can require a lot of tweeking and experimenting to get right so don't give up on your first try, it gives a huge boost to the believeability of your Scene.

Cheers!