thanks again and again, peoples....aaaaand Wizzard....i posed my female, switched the display type to wireframe, set the background color to black, then exported the image (File, Export, Image)...then i did the "closet o' skins", exported it, then opened up Paint Shop Pro and cloned the two onto a larger black image......not that big a deal really.......and as to realization, the edges of the "skins" look that way, i now realize, because i completely flattened a textured Posette for each one, and didn't change the lighting, so you get the lit edges that look a bit off......things always become clear to me in hindsight......that's why it takes me so long to get a website up and running.......hehehe......