So I've been asked to make a little animation about how nerves grow from the nervous system to the heart in a young critter. The catch? I have to use someone else's 2D illustrations. So I'm like...

I've just been using Maya's Vector renderer.... does that not always work?

Well, okay, I ran out of time and decided to cheat. This is with polygons. What do you think?

Hmm, okay, I'll give it a shot.

This is what I have so far, btw:

Thanks for the quick reply, Keith! I found the Alias sprial tutorial, and yeah, it rocks. I knew there had to be an easy way to create a spiral like that.

Unfortunately, if I'm reading it right,...

I'm making a light bulb, and I need to model the "threads" on the metal part of the bulb that let you screw it in to something. I model everything in polygons, but I have no idea how to model a...

Getting much closer! I compromised on the lighting situation... I finally realized that, if I can't get any cheap control over the lighting on the fur, then I should just try to light the cat's...

The fur is less frizzy now, though I'm still getting reports that it's too frizzy. The root splay value looks great on the body, but it causes the fur to go too far past it's no-fur zone, like into...

Cool, I'll send you an email!

Yeah, it's definitely useful. The anesthesia machine videos I finished a few weeks ago are getting rave reviews from the students. I really enjoy the work, too, it's such a fun, refreshing change...