Here's a quick set-up that usually works: You'll need two images, the color image you want to use and an alpha image with all that you want to be transparent colored black and all that you want to see colored white. In Bryce click the gold "Leo" man in the Create palette, this will open the Pic Editor. Click on an empty brown slot and select the color image from the file selector. The image loads into the left preview box. Now click the load button above the middle preview box and load the alpha image. Click OK and Render - that should do it for most basic stuff. HTH; Dan