In particular, Sahlin understood—as did Jim—that the placement of the eyes was critical. “That single decision seemed to finalize the character more than anything else,” Jim said later. Part of the trick was to pay careful attention to an area Sahlin came to call “The Magic Triangle”—the zone defined by the relative position of the character’s eyes to its nose and mouth. So important were the eyes, in fact, that Sahlin would always ask that Jim be present when he placed any character’s eyes. “He always wanted me there, to make sure it was right for both of us, making sure the eyes had a point
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