Quick question about the skin modifier when creating fingers: Is there a trick to getting the base of the fingers (metacar...

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Quick question about the skin modifier when creating fingers: Is there a trick to getting the base of the fingers (metacarpals) right, or is it basically trial and error all the way through? I can't seem to get it right and I fiddled for a good hour :( They always form funnels.