shane thanx so muchf ro the tutorial! it has helped a lot! i am still having a problem getting the image to appear clear.  it is still a little cloudy inthe eye.  when i turn the opacity to 0 though you can't see it at all, so i am not quite sure what i am doing wrong.  also i can't find a way when i have the radial gradient tool open to draw a line from the pupil to the iris.  am i just suppose to drag the mouse over it without drawing an actual line? that is what i have been doing.  Thanx again!
Becky