Originally posted by trwilliams .... I don't think this is too much if i model a character each week for the rest of the semester and then rig them and skin them in another week. I needed a sun effect for the outdoors so i can do a sort of solar flare effect by having the camera use a tracking point on that light and have the solar flare be on the shoulders of one of the characters. ..... Don't forget you're going to have to model and texture environments and props (probably even rig some of it), animating and don't count out the render time etc :x Solar flare effect? As far as I know, solar flares look like this: Since this isn't something seen in a typical daylight setup maybe you're talking about something else? The project isn't impossible, and I don't think these comments were meant to discourage but rather offer a realistic view on the matter.