A friend asked me recently how I did the skies in some of my last few pics, and I wanted to say simply, "2D Pic mixed with Skylab", but he was asking for more than that! And after my recent forays into Maya tutorials, I figured I'd spend some time on this in case anyone else was interested, as well... Also, given the sheer amount of cool sky pictures available from Mayang's and other sites, methinks the days of underpowered skies are numbered. And I'm here to usher those days out the door, if possible...! So, Xenic, here you go. Hope it makes sense, and I hope I didn't forget anything important! (And Kemal : "bit too realistic sky but its all good" on my silly castle pic? What are you trying to SAY!) (grins)