CompuServe Messages

Perhaps this is something that can be recommended for future upgrades and/or the BBS and here… I would greatly appreciate small tutorials on things that others have done… I realize that many people believe their art personnal and protect it with a passion… What I am looking for is possibly further in-depth explanations into the just touched on subjects, inluding: Ghosts (Why and how are they used?) Environment creation (Creating world scenes. Mostly interested in mist, sky…etc.) Cookiecut (What is this? The manual says how to do it, but not what it's for…) Enviroment maps (Is there a easier explanation for these?) Manual supplements would be nice for these things… I get the impression that the manual was written for those with moderate experience with Playmation or other animation software… I'm sure I'm forgetting all sorts of questions… But I guess experimentation is the better part of valor <G>. Does any one want to clue me in on some of these things…? Christopher