@valerostudio said: The most powerful rendering engine is NOT V-Ray, it's Photoshop! Kind of agree with Valero statement here.. regards, vd

Nice!! I took my eyes of this thread, didn't think it would see anymore action, but then I come back and wow! Nicely done guys! Taff: Yes, Fresco, that's where I got the image! I took a screen capture from something I saw on youtube and then forgot where it came from. He's far out! lots of inspiration for modeling. Its funny to think that he uses those little plastic models to communicate his ideas rather than 3d models and renders. They look so dinky, hehe. Great techniqe Stretching half of the sphere to get the almond shape, while melding with the proper sphere great idea. Ill have to play with that one and try to duplicate it. also, leave it to the guy with the spinning geodesic as his avatar to make a weed joke...hahahah classic! **pbacot:**nice refining of the techniqe, thats the closest yet, and who wouldnt want a little extra porche! Thanks for playing along guys.......I knew there was somthing interesting about this shape, glad to see it gave you a bit of a bug too.

voilà ! Yes, FFD was perfect for adding the curvature to the bent lattice, thanks cotty. Since this is practically a tutorial at this point, I will include a render of the final product (really the first of many iterations I have planned for this technique!). Thanks again for all the help, now I have whole new tool set ! [image: JhWf_teschair2.jpg] [image: 1dI2_teschair3.jpg] [image: B0VD_teschair4.jpg]