OK folks, I've reached my decision. It wasn't an easy one. Hecate, I loved the dome texture on both of your entries and Hdrider yours was spectacular too. Loved the theme on your second entry. Kieraw, your coloring was really lovely & the bump mapping was was great! Barbarellany, loved the theme you used. Well done! But the one that stood out the most was VirtualSite's first entry. It just caugt my eye the frist time I saw it. It's design elements and coloring are spectacular. I just love it! So Virtual Site, you just won yourself a copy of Shard Please contact me by email at pd11761@aol.com to collect your prize. Thanks all for entering.