Well, I've only been struggling with these black roses for a week and a half ;o). Most of the time I came up with an indistinct dark blob devoid of depth or detail. I finally managed to get this after much wrestling...

For those not familiar, a black rose is a very dark purple-red rose with a "dusty" cast. For whatever reason, it was incredibly hard for me to achieve in Poser (without turning the lights up the whole way...lol).

This is what I wound up with. I realize it's a tad velvety, but rose petals are somewhat and that was the trade-off for having a slightly velvety surface and still have detail. There is some petal detail, but it's hard to see, I'll admit that.

I'm sure bb will come along shortly and totally shoot me down in flames: however, I'm still proud of it nonetheless. I've never worked so hard on a texture before...lol. And if it's wrong, it sure wasn't for lack of trying ;o).

Thanks for looking.

Laurie