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Hi Andrew! Yes , you will be able to texture moving metaballs with "auto" mapping with images or logos. The result will be like something textured over a liquid surface. Due to the topologicall peculiarities of metaballs my main effort in development will be centered around 3D textures. The idea will be to have diferent 3D textures for diferent metaballs, and the result will be a soft dissolve over the surface from one texture to another. Lets suppose a dog made with MetaReyes. In the spheres that define the back of the animal you assign a 3D texture with a horizontal pattern suggesting fur. In the legs the same texture with a vertical pattern and a more or less plain color for the belly. In the final render you will have soft transitions among the textured areas. -Javi