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>> how to wrap an image (iff, gif or whatever) around a sphere. DPaint4+ (3?) will do this with IFF. It will even do it over multiple frames in an animation (RAlt+leftclick). I'm experimenting with it now, as I'm trying to come up with some ToolManager dock anim's in the NewIcon style (finally got the pallete right, whew) For GIF's, the utility GfxCon will convert GIF's, JPEG's, etc to IFF. And of course, it will convert your IFF's to whatever. If you have DPaint, right click on the fill gadget and choose wrap. After you've "picked up" your image. Hope this helps, Carl. Okay, okay, you lurkers…. 1) Open DPaint to whatever screen mode. Then load your IFF image (if not IFF then use GfxCon to convert it). If the default screen mode is wrong you will be prompted to change screen modes. Click on Yes. 2) Clear your screen. Make a sphere (filled circle). Load your image as a brush. Go to palette, choose Palette, Use brush. 3) Right click on the fill gadget. Choose Wrap. Okay. 4) Click on the sphere. You should see your image "wrap" around your sphere. 5) If you need multiple sphere in different sizes, right click on the lower half of the Sphere gadget. Choose wrap. 6) For anim's, again choose the Fill gadget but you'll have to hold down the left Alt button when you left click on your sphere. This is helpful for wrapping a picture of a planet around a sphere and having it rotate. For a rotating planet you'll need an anim brush, but we ALL know how to do those, don't we? 🙂 (I'm such a tease) – Phillip, on AutoPilot 1.80 _____T_____ Going Amiga 'till the Sun goes Nova! * * O * * B5>ST.all