ya'll enjoy this Incredibles "making of" article tremendously:
 

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/news.php?id=1294

it's always fascinating to see 3D CG work =^).

Thanks for that Yi!

anyone into 3D animation a la pixar?

I dabled a bit in 3D some years ago, but nothing really good ever
came from it. Takes skill, experience and loads of time <g>

yesh but i also think there has to be some innate artistic skills. meaning if you can draw that visualization using a pencil then taking time to learn 3D is merely a tool to enhance your original drawing skills. i'm pretty good with computers and even though i know some things about the 3D application (like 3ds max, maya, lightwave, etc.) it takes a true artist to bring all those things to life. it's just like XL2, you can have a good cam but it takes the user to make the moving images to come to life.