Headwax won second place in the latest Anim8or.org contest.  There are some sone lighting and transparency effects here.

You can see the other winners here: http://anim8or.org/index.php/topic,126.0.html  You can find a tutorial on how to make eyeballs and other aspects of this picture if you click on the "details" link under the image there.

Author: "Headwax"