Thanks for the feedback y'all. I was kinda trying to de-emphasize the cross in general. That's why the crucifix is kinda dark and has a general lack of detail. I would have liked a little more "wood" to show instead of just dark and flat (there is actually quite a bit of detail and rough wood texturing) but it was more of an after-thought than a central image-even though it is centrally located in the picture. I agree with you about the hands though. Very "putty" looking and yes the christ does look too caucasian (lack of hair etc.) but there is blood on the hands (just too small to see). I was trying to get the hands to be the focus, because for some reason pentacostals don't emphasize the cross so much as the whole idea of the crucifixion. The comment is "he is rissen and isn't on the cross anymore..." they tend not to even have crucifixes in there churches. I went to a christian school (church of god - very close to pentacostal) for 9 1/2 years and spent all of my "formative" years being raised by my grandmother in a church (she was a "deacon" and we were VERY active in the church for years). I just kinda drifted from it... Anyway, the crucifix was never a prominent part of the pentacostal imagery. Just empty crosses. That is why the jesus figure is so under-stated / low-detail. I couldn't figure out how to get him to look emanciated. I've only been using Poser for about a month so I'm still trying. I've never taken an art class in my life. Not even in school. Everything I've learned has been from just doing it...and seeing the results. The "banding" on the hands is intentional actually. It is a sort of "heavenly glow" just for effect. I agree with you as to the textures. Like I said earlier, the cross actually has quite a bit of texture but it cannot be seen because of the lighting, etc. I actually liked the bright blue of the background. I thought it gave it a very bright look which gives a more "hopeful" appearence to the image. In fact the whole thing is a bit bright on purpose (except the cross). The text is not very contrasting on purpose too. It was meant to kind of blend-in to the background so as to not detract from the overall imagery. Anyway, I will probably redo the image (but I know I'll never get the post exactly the same...you never can.) Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. It really helps to get feedback on a piece like this. It was all very kind. I'll post the newer version of it when I get it done. And some of my other stuff too...although my other stuff is diametrically different from this type of thing... Thanks again.