The dog and baby (textureless naturally) are what really put the icing on the cake ... arrghh. In defense of the artist, if indeed this was just conceptual, you HAVE to show them concept work. You can't just do the entire project and present a finished product. You'll waste far more time than it's worth. The moral really is, never give them hi-res proofs until the final work. Which makes me think the line about "being just a concept" is a bunch of bunk. Why would the artist provide camera-ready proofs of the concept to the band/publisher??? -Tim