Hmmmm, I'll leave #'s 1 & 2 to those more experienced with the material editor (which luckily for you...is just about everyone else '-)!! As for positioning your Posers, what I have found to be a great help is to create a quickie render inside VUE with, say the rock or tree that you want your Poser sitting/lying on/hiding behind, and then...back in Poser, import this render as a background picture! Then work your Posing magic!! ==steve