Thanks for all reponses. First, let me clarify something for Blacksteel. I wasn't miffed earlier. My feeling at the time was a mixture of frustration, discouragement, and embarassment (being told to read the manual, the same thing I tell the people for whom I provide PC support). Add a beer (or two) too many and I get mistaken for miffed...grin. As an ignorant defense, I assumed the manual was produced before all the advances like bump maps, transparencies, mats (?), etc. came along. I had also read a review of the manual and it said it didn't supply enough detailed information, that CL covered too much with too little. So, I scoured lots of places for tutorials and printed off over 100 pages and filed them in tabs (whew!). I found a particularly good one from Arcana (sp?) about applying "thingies" to Victoria 1 (and 2). Yet, she came out looking like she had been charred in a fire! But, I'll figure it out some day...hehe. Before I close, please let me rephrase my question and see if I at least have a correct basic understanding (I think it was answered above): If I load Posette (or Victoria) and apply texture, maps, (whatever), make any dial changes I want in order to get the model to look pleasing to me (forgetting about posing, lighting, etc.), can I then save that so the next time, I could just open that file and start working (without having to apply all that stuff again)? If so, would this be what a "character" is? Thanks again for your help.