Hi

Just a wee project iv been working on this week. finished the main modeling of it and now want to move on to texturing etc. Does anyone have a good way of getting a light bulb to light like a light bulb should? so that the light source lights the scene? and can i use a simple blinn or lambert and set the transparency for the lamp shade?

I also wanted to animate it so the plug moves into the socked and the light lights up. However i do not know how to rig the plug and cable up so that when i move the plug the cable moves too? what should i start looking at to be able to do this?

well i think thats enough questions for me to get started with.

all help and crits welcome

cheers robin