heyas; this is what i've gotten for the mud caking. it isn't exactly what i wanted... but it is hard to mix proceedural materials with uvmapped materials. i mean, i tell it to put the mud at 'low altitude,' but if you look at the uvmap, the head is at the bottom of the map, and the legs are out the sides. i didn't want any mud on her face, but... this is what i got with the azimuth deal. at least it isn't on her ears and stuff. i moved the leaping lion. does that look better? i can turn it to leap more towards the camera, but an outward explosion composition is what it's supposed to have. if i had gotten the stupid grass to bend outward, it might've helped. i tried to lighten the water, but that made it darker. it's more transparent, and there's nothing really under the water to make it brighter. this is the last work-in-progress pic i'm going to post. so you got anything to say, now's your chance. (i dont ignore ALL your advice...!) ;)