Yes the wings are in the map-pack. Alpha channel, alpha channel?, oh no I have more to learn....:-).....I just used layers......YIKES is there a beta channel? ....I found the color channels....I did the background using a square and picture of leaves, then the ground a square with texture as a picture of rocks, then I just kept building on that with nozzles, diddled with the layers and then lighting and transparancy....