lol. Donkeys is of course English slang for "a long time"... lol

I was asking a rhetorical question :)

I don't mean to be rude - but have you actually read the manual? IF you haven't the file tends to come with a readme which you should read.

:)

Or of course look in the rather chunky manual. Er, you do have the manual don't you?

May I suggest you buy a Wacom Graphire - probably the best 65 I have ever spent.

may I suggest you go to: http://www.computerarts.co.uk/mag/getmag.asp then and sign up immediately!! It's superb mag!!

You know why Adobe don't include the simple feature in Photoshop? Because they KNOW that the easiest way to do it is in Illustrator - and we all know who makes Illustrator don't we... :(

Of course the best thing to ALWAYS do is not to take peoples word for it - try it yourself and experiment!! That way your stuff will always be different from everyone elses. Take care

yep, I would make a new layer, use the elipse selection tool and fill it with white. I would then use the line selection tool to make the "pointy" bit at any angle you choose. Then, fill it with whit also. Deselect all and make sure you fill the complete balloon in with white several times to get rid of any jaggies.

Beautiful stuff!

Its a good idea. All programs obviously have different advatnages and disadvantages, and also prices! I believe the Poser 4 renderer is a bit limited, but you have the advantage of being able to alter your pose on the fly. Bryce 4 has excellent materials but to me you can tell when a PIC has been rendered in Bryce4. The only other package I use is 3DS. To me the renderer in this is far and away the best, but then you have the problem of making materials (which is a nightmare, but very powerful once you know what your doing) and also the price. Just my ha'penny worth :)

Hob - sadly that is pretty much the whole lot - it was taken off an Absolut Vodka advert :) however, I have definately seen work by the same artist beofre - its a nightmare to track down!!

Heh Steve - who else?

Fortunately I'm from Newcastle so I understand it Maz ;) Thanks all.