Thanks Mike. So I take it that if I extrude the back of the ear where I intend to attach to skull then delete the faces created as one does with the skull then I will be left with mergable edges on...

Yes I had already used the poly combine tool so both the head and ear were now combined.
I could make out that the edges I was being allowed to select were slightly bolder than the edges I was not...

Hi I'm back,
Just like that pesky poltergeist on the film.

Now I have worked my way through Mikes tutorial, built my ear and very nice it looks too, modeled it on my own as I didn't like Mikes...

Well you wont need the screen capture thanks Mike as Keep Faces Together was exactly the ticket to sort out the problem.

Thank you once again.

An even happier Femina

oops sorry but got the URL from here anyway.

Femina

Thank you David you are very kind.

I hope Kevin you have a more gentle interpretation of your anacronym LMFAO than the normal internet one, remember you are conversing with a lady here <grin>.
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I am a complete newbie with Maya not really a dumb blonde. I am brunette anyway.

I gave you £30 for the cps tutorial, dragon tutorial and radial nurbs tutorial.
I was getting along well with the...