I've recently seen this image on cgtalk.com. http://www.southerngfx.co.uk/graphics/gfx3/gfx-lightwave/lightwave17/img13.jpg Maybe this is the way you want to do it...although this way doesn't seem very useful when you don't have a super advanced painting system. _________________________________________________________________ Mis onze Back To School special niet! http://www.msn.be/backtoschool