Thanks carolly. I like the shape of the wider blossom, maybe a branch for close up shots of a bird or a bee? Here is the lower res from the top...forgive the lack of texturing...UV Mapper is getting harder to operate as the hour drags on, lol... I think it is a reasonable approximation...any suggestions? The petals by themselves represent 750 polys.....still kinda big.... If I only use 100 flowers, it will still be under 1 million polys:P eric