I am going to create some tests involving imported models and a Youtube tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VqvNRCWKbg on how to create ice in Maya.
Here's a screen grab of progress so far....
So far I've applied a Blinn material to the figure and have been adjusting the transparency, ray trace and shadow settings and have imported a couple of spot and point lights...
Next step is to start applying noise to the ice.
