Firstly, sorry i didn't write this but yes i made the jailcell in lightwave. Secondly, don't know squat about UV mapping. Thirdly, ofcourse i rendered, (smack)lol. i told you i have changed textures on figures succesfully. The only difference with this project is that I made the object. Fourth and final, in render options the only selections are default and preview and i applied texture universally to each. I tried with the texture strength to 90% and i tried at 10%--no difference. Object color set to white and the other 3 set to black. Nothing appears. Pleeeease help. thanx for the answers please keep 'em coming. need help. if you need a copy of the jail cell to see what i mean i'll send you a copy just let me know. thanx