my first step towards an aspiring 3d graphics designer.. its a simple scene of a boat travelling through the archipelago.. took me about 2 nights to figure how to make the water ripple and the sculpt the islands out, and make that simple-looking boat!! the book is quite clear, but sometimes needs a bit of thinking and figuring out, but it's quite a thorough book.. by the way, i'm using maya unlimited 6.5, although the book i'm using is maya 4.5 fundamentals, all the procedures are roughly the same, just that maya 6.5 has got more options and features.. well, by now, i'm thinking how to create things i come across in maya.. man.. think i'm getting the maya syndrome.. a+