Thanks for all the suggestions guys I will keep working on it. I just bought a dvd at gnomon on lighting and texturing, to help me build on what I already know. I really appreciate the input. The school I go to only offers so many classes on 3d animation and the rest of the classes I had were audio and video. I believe I got screwed. I am coming around though on my modeling and starting to pay more attention to detail. I have found out the more I practice with modeling in maya the better I get. People told me 3d max is easier, but my school started me off with maya and I am trying to master that first. Any suggestions you give will be helpful. I will be graduating soon and feel like the school has not prepared me enough for the competition I will be facing for jobs, so I am working hard everyday to get to a certain skill level. I have come along way from 6 months ago, light years away from a year and a half ago when I first touched maya.