heyas; well, bumps dont create real shadows, they create fake shadows. seeing as they are not real protrusions from the surface. try turning down the bump channel's gain, and see if the 'dark area' (shadows) become shorter. if so, then that's it. although i cant explain that dark patch on the ground, there. also remember to check the nudity checkerthingy when you have an unclothed figure... even if she has dots on, her, erm, pertinent parts.... (well they still look nekkid!) ;)