stealth1701, Can you start with something very small and simple? Just a shot of your female character with no props, maybe even nude, turn off texture filtering, turn off raytrace (unless you have some raytrace lights) and just render out to a small final size, like 300x500 or something? Just to get a successful final and see if you effects are working? What lighting do you have in place? I just find that in a new environment to create a small success and guage the neighborhood, then gradually increase the complexity. ::::: Opera :::::