Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Texas

''Computer Generated Pedophilia'' vs ''Freedom of Speech''

I was reading through the laws that govern the treatment, and administration of ''child pornography''. In these laws [Title 18, Part I, Chapter 110, � 2256, (8)] it specifically forbids ''Computer generated images''.

I am a Digital Graphics artist, and stumbled upon the notion of (after being irritated at an ex-girlfriend, and wanting to relieve stress of anger) building a three dimensional model in her likeness (of which I used the default 'youth' model, as she is of small frame).

I rendered a 300 frame animation of a youth sized model in a sexually promiscuous situation with a medium sized animal, in graphic depiction.

My question as such is: ''Have I broken the law in making an image, of an ''underaged minor'' by means of computer generation?

As with ''Pedophilic stories'', and with ''pedophilic cartoons'', the animation sequence should be allowed by law, since they are fictitious, and are in no way harmful to any real person(s). But, there again, they are specifically mentioned as being illegal viewing material.

If I were so inclined to go as far as making a website devoted to such images, of graphic depictions of minors, albeit immoral, would it be illegal?

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