Thanks for the reply. I have a few more questions, so please be patient with me, lol. Am I limited to the Advanced Gnarl formula? Will the masks work? I am currently evaluating UF3, and have not done all that much fractal art, so some of the mechanics of the programs are a bit confusing to me at first. I did get a recognizable flame the last night, but it was quite small to begin, but when I enlarged it, it was nice, however, it was on a black background, and some of the subtleties were lost. Can you change the background color? I'm sure these are all second nature to you, lol. Thanks for any tips.

Fractals will always amaze me!