heyas; would the rpdfire be renapd's fire? ;) i like the second one better; much hotter. fire does light things up. :) it does lose the figure, though, and make his glowing eyes glow less. are you doing this all in poser, or in poser and a 2d app? i might try using my 2d app and the alpha channel to grab the minion guy and try to darken him out while leaving the rest bright. or maybe he needs a dark aura, or maybe he needs to project forward out of the flames and cast himself into shadow a bit. his pose looks a little weird; you have him tilted towards the camera, right? his hips seem small and receeding into space, but his silhouette still makes him appear to be standing flat to the picture plane... making him look kinda big in the chest and dainty in the hips. you might try tilting him forward at a more pronounced angle, or trying another camera focal length deal.