thanks to all those who replied to my last post you were most helpful thanks.sadly i have a new problem as you can see from the enclosed picture ive created some hair well sort of and as you can see her hair is like transparent i can see her head through her hair.what have i done wrong and how do i rectify the problem. ime using the appropriate lighting with the correct background colour i believe.ive tried lots of things to sort this problem but nothing seems to work.if anyone could help me ide be indebted.thanks again everyone

Is is still see-through when you render it?

ooooohhh excellent cheers papabluemarlin.you guys make this stuff look so simple.thanks again