I'm in total agreement as well. I've always tried to be a defender of others, as you are right now. I've started threads to defend the beginner when the experienced artists respond to a cry for help on posing or lighting or transparencies or something, and the response is "Oh, just go look in the manual!" We're all here to help, not just take things or slam others. I agree with Clint, that those who only have negative feedback probably don't feel like their art is all that good, so they want others to feel bad. Let's give only helpful and useful comments. Melanie