Blackhearted, I've also had difficulty getting the essentials of lighting from the several Tutorials I've checked, some things are tougher than other for some people :-)) - but I appreciate both your and ENGELKEN's suggestions on what areas to play with to catch on a bit better. I'm in the middle of "porting" Poser (and all my other apps) over to my new computer, and won't be able to try it for a few days, but I've printed out this page so I can try them out them. Many, many thanks!