ok cool i may buy that book Micheal Mckinley seem like a pretty cool guy who knows maya well + his tutorials r really good (free ones) cos i dwloaded all the ones i could off here. If u got the time ca u just explain what + why u do the low meduim high poly meshs, i know polys hurt hardware i put like 1000000 on a model n my pc made squeeky noises when i span around, but whats the basic idea of using different poly meshs? Thanks