I've had a figure textured and used trans too but it was a while ago so I'm not sure how I did it.....if you get the full Maya with the paint effects it comes with hair and all sorts, in fact its awesome you can just paint grass and trees and flowers like it was 2d but then move the camera and they are in 3d you can get a figure to walk through and interact with the painted stuff :o) haven't done it myself though LOL.......be warned though its some huge app with a very steep learning curve, comes with 22 manuals for crying out load LOL.have a look at there site I'm sure they have some pics there done with the paint part......Steve