Daniel Jay is a New York City 3D artist who is completely obsessed with character animation, polygon modeling, rigging, shading networks, dynamics, hair, cloth, fur, paint effects, cameras, lighting and rendering. From rapidographs and x-acto knives to desktop publishing to Autodesk Maya, he has pursued perfection in the art of visual communication for over 20 years. Call him and he will tell you why he thinks manhole covers are round.