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Ted, Thanks. I went back and reviewed the tutorial and made the little cage over chrome vase. I think I've got the reflections down pretty good now. But, in the process took a step backwards. Now, I have trouble with the material itself. I'm using Tim Wilsons "Humanoid Gold" on the practice render. How ever I light the object, the flat faces will have no specular highlights. They will also appear a very dull brown as opposed to the bright, polished look the rounded corners have. I tried detaching the faces, going to planer type on the mapping (if mapping is even neccessary for this) and applying the material, same thing. If I render real close, it looks as if the flat face is recessed into the object. Looking at the mesh, this is not the case. Also, if I render a view that has a large curved surface facing me, it will appear polished. If I change the view to where this same side is seen at an angle, it takes on that dull brown color. In all the views there is a very defined line between the curved faces and the flat, with the two different looking colors on either side. I am not rendering a camera view, or altering the lighting, just changing and rendering the user view. I'm pretty confused at this point. I know I could use a different material and get the look I want on all surfaces. I just hate to start compromising this early in the game just because it gets tough. Any ideas on what's happening with the material? Any idea what I'm talking about? <g> Thanks, Terry