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Hey Phil, <<How the Renderer "works" – yes, but only in terms of cause and effect – no code or algorithms. If you want that you'll need to brush up on your C.>> Perfect! Exactly the way I'd like the info – simple and straight forward, with prerequisite baggage… You suggest photography, rather than painting? How about the creation of non-photographic based texture maps. Mixing the right colors? Maybe I should just trust my eye and go for it… But when I started in comp ani, I assumed my film background would get me through the design problems. Now I'm not so sure. Most of my materials are based on photographs, but there are techniques suchs as aging and wear than I need to figure out. Maybe your book it the key? <g> Thanks for the info James