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Sorry, John, I've been posting only part of the story each time. It's not so much that the wall doesn't get lit – it does, if I move the light just a whit (?). It's that the shadows of the crossbeams won't fall on the wall – only the picture. I can't figure it out – it doesn't make sense. I guess the only thing to do is remake the wall and see if that does it. Hey, do some materials not take shadows? Thanks James PS: AHA!!! That last question started me thinking. When I was doing test renderings earlier last week, I was checking for proper shadows but couldn't for the life of me get the shadows working. Anyway, as it turns out, I was rendering at FLAT – shadows need PHONG! And guess what? The "paint" on my wall was… GOURAUD! That's why the wall wouldn't take the shadows! Well, that was very cool. Thanks for you help, John! James