thanks antiant. here is the head im trying to texture. its not all that well, but i think i did great , it took me 4 hours,i now get the tricks and tips, ill just take my time to map the uvs.

can you guys pls tell me what is the last step after projecting ,organizing the uvs in the uv texture editor, taking the screen shot and painting in photoshop. what i really dont get here is how to...

im a noob in maya i have been working on a head modelling technic. how do i get a screen shot of my workspace only, not the entire window screen shot . ill be glad to know.

if you already know what to do ones the obj file is imported to visual c++ then all you need, is to ask for an already made hand,
post a new thread for that. and dont forget to view the tutorial...

im a newbie as well but i think what you need is to use the EXTRUDE tool under the EDITING SURFACE on the menu, make sure you set the option before extruding or else the output will be bad. i hope...