Could you make a storyboard of the animation and post it?
I personally haven't learned particles in Maya so I can't help with that. However as far as clouds are concerned you could try a texture. Instead of a gradient ramp.
If you need a full desert tutorial that might take me some time. I don't know if you have the kind of time need to wait around for a tutorial from me alone...
If you mean to be more detailed than I was in the creation on the desert and sky ball then I would be more than happy to put more details online. I could also give you more tips on things you don't know how to do.
Also if you could post an image of some of the objects you made I might be able to get a better Idea of how to help you.
...and that is how I saved the world.
Last edited by dockode; 21-10-2003 at 11:45 PM.