i've nearly finished my first texture, a rough barbarian type person. not bad for a first attempt. the problem is, this barbarian has just been in a raging battle, lots of hand-to-hand,heads-off,disemboweling type stuff, and is now caked in blood and mud. Or, at least, they would be if i could figure out how to do it. my best attempt at bloodstains look like kiddies finger painting, and i`m not telling you what my mud stains look like ;) any ideas on how to get realism in here? i realise this is more a photoshop question than a poser one, but hell... any ideas/tips would be greatly appreciated thanks Iggy