Tisa, I think it is always a good thing to lower the "initial hurdle". Two reasons: 1. If it CAN be made easy, then make it easy. Whether something is easy or hard should have nothing to do with its artistic merit. The artist can then spend their time elsewhere in the process. Do YOU mix your oil paints from pigments, like the Renaissance masters did? ;) 2. Once someone has mastered what can be done using available effects and actions, they will know more of what is possible, and have a sense of "I can do it". This will inspire some to go on to learn deeper use of tools, and greater self expression. 3. Those who don't go on, will still have accomplished more than they could. Isn't that great? 4. You aren't perhaps feeling a tiny bit threatened that someone will think they can do art easily, devaluing YOUR creative efforts? Fear not. Remember when the Mac first came out, and EVERYONE could make documents full of a plethora of fonts? The result was amusing, yes? Eventually every advance sorts itself out... -- ToolmakerSteve