Difficult.... in some ways, that's a hard one for me. Often, I WANT to do something in modelling, but run into "you can't do it that way", so I find another way. I believe I, in a way, am the most difficult thing involved. I imagine a room, and populate it with props... no big deal... then we get to the props themselves... I want them EXACTLY as I imagine them. People. Clothing them isn't a problem... almost. I want the fabric to say something... it's old, it's new, it's well cared for, it's a castoff... all of these things are done in the texture, and few of the ones readily available match what I want, so I make it myself. Facial expression is only one tenth of what's going on in a scene... every living, mobile thing has body language... the main character is faced away from the cam, but his body language says he's about to blow his top... the dog is bored, the cat is miffed at being ignored, while the other cat is being smug about having been petted. Details. The hardest part? Learning the patience needed to attend to the details. Maybe I'm wrong, but you sound a little discouraged. Don't be... with time, you will become an old hand at it... just have the wisdom to realise that it DOES take time, and the patience to keep chipping away at it. Lou.

Message edited on: 01/04/2006 20:19

"..... and that was when things got interestiing."