Mhh the pic seems OK for me Seravajan, the background is black wich actually should bring out the detail in a dark object as oposed to a bright background w/a dark object. The ligthing is just standard P4 as I did this close-up quickly just after finishing the character. You might want to fiddle around with your brightness/contrast/gamma settings on your monitor and/or vid card. Or close the blinds/curtains :) Always suprices me to see how many people use their PC in a brightley light room with a window letting in direct sunlight :D /shrug you could always just put it through PSP or Photoshop or wathever and brigten it up... Anyne else having trouble seeing my pic? Axe