Skip Talbot wrote:
> 

> 
> Jim I am doing something amazingly similar with fish and splines right 
> now (although the project is on hold until school breaks).  You seem to 
> have been able to write it much faster than I have though.
> 

Fish do seem like a candidate for this.  Almost too easy was my first 
thought.  So I felt a little embarrassed, privately, when usable results 
proved elusive at first.  Even now there are certain steps in my methods 
that make me a bit queasy.  It works but I don't totally understand why? 
  The whole thing took much longer than I had anticipated it would.

And there is some awkward stuff in my design.  For instance when I 
produce the mesh I proceed along the length of the fish, but when I 
generate the UV's I proceed along the breadth.  It really requires more 
thought and comprehensive design than I put into it.

If I was able to proceed "faster" in your perception it may be because I 
have attempted similar things in the past, (a bird), and worked alot 
with splines and "grids" of splines with my attempts to produce animal 
coverings, feathers, fur, scales etc.


> The render look fantastic!  Your shark could use a bit of wear though. 
> Most good sized sharks have a few nicks in them.  Stunning nonetheless 
> though.
> 

Thanks.

Yes, as in all mimetic art, it is a matter of refining your observation 
of the subject.  I wish I had Rene Bui's acute ability that way.  In the 
home appliance store I work at they have a tape of sharks swimming which 
they use to demo the hi-def TV's.  I have been learning a lot by 
sneaking down to the "Home Entertainment" section of the store and 
watching that tape from time to time. You can sense things with the 
sharks moving that aren't so apparent in still shots.  Sooo.  More to come.

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