yie! :) now there's something you don't see every day! what light settings did you use? i want moonlighting for my next pic, but am not sure how to make it dark without being... you know, too dark. :) the ufo thing looks kinda like it has big owl eyes, which makes it a bit cute. plus that plant there makes it look as if the ufo thing is gonna lead the skeleton to trip over it... but, aside from that, it's pretty creepy :)

That mist, or haze, or whatever you want to call it, REALLY blows me away. I love it! And also, the silhoutted plants with the faint lighting on them look beautiful. Creepy or gloomy? I don't really think so, but it's definitely very moody. The skeleton seems a bit large compared to it's surroundings, though, and I personally think the (jack 'o' Lantern?) "UFO thing" kind of interferes with the picture's balance or unity, but overall it's a nice, entertaining picture. Only the artist who CREATES the picture gets to say what's "right" and what's not. Art is about as subjective as anything else, when it comes to personal preferences. But, man, I LOVE that background and the way the lighting interacts with everything! One and a half thumbs up! Cheers, Mike

Hi, The light settings are default for the "Moon Night" atmosphere. The only other light in the picture is the lantin (UFO - This was just a boolean object I grabbed to play with), and some point lights to light up my name. These were set very low so that they had little or no impact with the image. I find night is hard to do and get the foreground objects lighted so that they don't appear artifically lighted. This I just excepted what the lantin produced. I agree about the plant - didn't notice that. I will move it. I have done another version. This time with rain and puddles. I am going to make some changes after reading these comments and see how it looks then. Thanks Bloodsong Have fun Neil

Thanks Mike, The button to create the myst is "Fog". This was a new toy for me... But Like you I think it came out great. Glad you like it. I wondered about the size of the skeleton so I will see what making it smaller does. However with a low camera perspective it does make forground objects appear larger. Looking back at the lantern.. it is a bit large. I will play with it some more and create a real one. It is great to see how others view my graphics and I am learning heaps to improve what I create. I appreciate your comments. I am pleased you liked the background and lighting as this was my main objective. The objects came second so I will have to spend more time on them next time. Thanks for the "One and a half thumbs up!" Have fun Neil