Good lord, but you are good for a beginner. Obviously you have experience in 3D (my first pix were shiny spheres above water, lol... course those were my first 3D pix as well as my first Bryce pix...) You might try Rochr's tutorials (they range from beginner to advanced): http://www.rochr.com/ You could also try Bill Munns' tutorials (and check out his gallery too while you're there, it's stunning!): http://www.billmunnsgallery.com/techniques.html Anyhow, those are some of the less obvious ones. There are also really great tutorials here at Renderosity. And if you have any questions that you can't find a tutorial for, of course the good folks here in the forums can answer just about any question you have. Good luck! =)