3 pts: sackrat 2 pts: Swade 1 pt: eelie1 honorable mention: Amethyss That was too hard to decide! Now to enter these before I change my mind. ;c)

My condolences to you. I"m happy he was rescued and enjoyed good years with you.

That's a good tip. Haven't had the problem in a while, but ya never know. Thanx. ;c)

The first month, I banged my head against the wall several times after hours of frustration, the second month was much the same...only a little less frequently...the third month, I took a class. ;c)

I found the problem! I just downloaded and installed Firefox, a new browser. Even though I had put renderosity.com in the "safe list" for cookies, the browser had banned the cookies...interpreting them as "malicious"...curious...but curable. Thanks all of you for the helpful advice. ;c) I'm happy now.

They must still be there, then, but for me...they are gone. Thanks.

Happy Birthday! Here is a little something someone passed on to me at my last birthday... ;c) HOW TO STAY YOUNG (George Carlin) 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her. 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. " An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's. 4. Enjoy the simple things. 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. 6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive. 7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge. 8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. 9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the high country, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is. 10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away.

I've had a painting rejected because it was "too pretty" by an art gallery. They wanted only "ugly" paintings. Sheeshhh... can't keep everyone happy most of the time. ;c)

Sylvie, you seem to assume all of the people here on Renderosity are experts in art theory...and they are not. You expect too much of them.

And to think I used to use CorelDRAW... hehe... ;c)

Congratulations of selling some of your artwork, Snakey! It's true, what sells in the actual market will differ from what makes it here...for different reasons. You have to ask yourself if your image would make it to an art gallery, or not. There is the real test. The Hot20 won't give you that information...a lot just vote their favorites without considering the actual artiistic value. This is not meant as a criticism...just a statement of fact. Who here can consider themselves an artists' artist? Few here have formal education in art theory. Still, we can all learn a lot here from the people here. Working a program can be difficult enough without trying to understand what makes it "art" and what doesn't.

Helpful tips and pointers from someone who knows what they are doing is good, but it is aggravating to me that people (with nothing to show in their own gallery) makes uninformed, rude comments, that's what bothers me some. I want to learn too, and improve what I can do.

Got it downloaded, installed, and copied on CD, and strapped it together with the Bryce 5.... MAYBE I can find it next time??? haha...THANKS A TON!! You were all very helpful.. !! :c)

Thank you all for the help.... and I had looked all over the Corel site, used the search engine there and it just wouldn't come up! Boy oh boy.... what a relief.... ;c)

Oh thank you Wade! I believe that was the one I needed... I've downloaded it...now to save it to a CD with HUGE letters on it "Bryce 5.1 update" so I never lose it again! ;c) You're a life-saver...lol... I'd have gone nuts for sure....