"quit using textures on the infinite ground plane, and used a finite plane or cube, didnt ya?" You got that right! In actuality, the only materials I ever use on the ground plane are procedurals, because if I'm using the infinite plane at all, it's most likely for an actual ground texture, like grass or dirt or something. If I'm doing an indoor scene, I might use a texture on the ground plane for a floor of some sort, but only in small rooms. But generally I'll use a UV mapped box which I made for just that reason. I have a few of those which I cloned in various wood and carpet textures with Painter, over the UV template. Takes about 3 minutes to make a new one. Otherwise, if I'm doing an outside scene, everything is going to be procedural. I'm not big on painting textures, and I am in love with Vue's procedurals, so unless I want something really specific, I just use the procedurals, or a small handful of killer textures I've found here and there, like that brick texture above. For that matter, 3D Cafe has alot of great textures for free.