I visit galleries for: A) Inspirations B) Learn what others are doing (techniques) C) just plain old EyeCandy To make me click a thumb it has to catch my eye in some manner. I like 'scenes' rather than just 'portrates' but sometimes a portrate might lure me.....just fickled that way I guess. Sometimes a good or catchy title may make me click a thumb that I would have otherwise overlooked, I also like stories.. To make me rate something...well, as the rule goes you cancell out your vote if you give more then one..so, it has to realy stand out. I agree above about WIPs, I don't realy like spending time to download a WIP; that's what forums are for, but that's just me. "One person's food is another person's poison" (and vise verse;-P