Textures just cover up for a poor rendering engine. I have a ball that my dog plays with. It's red. No textures. No bumps. No color patterns. No surface variations at all (well...except for teeth marks. ;-)) I can't render it in any program and have it look as real as the real thing. I know lighting is very important. But there is definately something special these film people are using that makes things look much more realistic than what we use to render images. Nobody will admit it. But I know it's true. There is a special kind of rendering engine that professionals use. And it ain't packaged with any off the shelf software. I would love to know how to get my hands on that elusive technology. ScottA