There's going to be a learning curve with Lux, that's just all there is to it. None of us will make exactly what we want until we're sure of what we're doing ;o). Shouldn't scare anyone off tho....or at least I hope not...lol.

And is there a floor in your LuxRender image mariner? I've found that the ground doesn't really go over, at least not in 8. Try putting a plane under your figure and see if that makes a difference.

Laurie