Model Optimization - Game Character Development with Maya - page 312

FIGURE 5.49 You can reduce these edges, but you'll need to reshape the area afterward.
Taking one last look around the head, we notice an edge under the jaw that we can remove
( Figure 5.50 ) . This cleans up the area nicely.
FIGURE 5.50 On final inspection: an extra edge under the jaw and a muscle in the neck.
Anotherspotwecanremoveinthisareaisthemuscledefinitioninthesideoftheneck,also
shown in Figure 5.50 . Ultimately this does not add to the character; besides, the muscle
tone here can be drawn into the texture if we need it.