odf posted at 1:40 AM Mon, 12 January 2026 - #4502983

I'm starting to think maybe it's better to start with zero weights everywhere and lock all the vertex groups except two or three at a time.

LOL, I searched for "Blender 5 weight paint" on YouTube, and the first or second hit does exactly that. Not sure I really want to start from zero for a full figure with lots of deforming bones, but locking things to keep auto-normalize from wreaking havoc is definitely a go.

-- I'm not mad at you, just Westphalian.