Michael Raiford wrote:

> 
> Yep, this is one thing I would like to address is adding just a bit more 
> relief to the sand... some dunes, but I'm having a tough grasp at the 
> ridged_mf function... 

Ridged_mf isn't the only option.  You can use a simple gradient, say 
gradient x, then manipulate the wave_form type and pigment_map (assuming 
of course you are working from a pigment function) to get the peaking 
effect. There are other patterns and functions that also lend themselves 
to this.  Perhaps even the effect of being convex on one side of the 
ridge on concave on the other could be done with the pigment map.  Worth 
a quick look see I'd say.

> 
> Yes ;) I do have separate textures for the horns and the skull itself. 
> I'm curious to know whether Wings saves any UV_Mapping information, if 
> so, this would make texturing the horns easy.. I have an idea that I 
> want to carry forward.
> 

Wings has its AutoUV functionality which works pretty well for the sort 
of simple mapping you have got there.  Though it is something of a 
moving target, it being under heavy development and continual revision 
lately.  It is, and has always been, heavily automated so you don't get 
the manual control that you do with UVmapper.  I have found I rely on 
UVmapper lately because I am more familiar with it.  But in the past 
AutoUV has worked pretty well.  It would be totally adequate for the 
distance from the subject you are working with.  The attached image is 
an early effort of mine to use AutoUV in Wings.  The head on the left 
has an image_map applied with the UV data Wings generated. You can see 
some artifacting on the lips. ( I am certain I could improve on that 
now. On right was an attempt to duplicate the result with procedural 
texturing)

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