i had a clever little paragraph here about how this morphed into link but i cant remember now. resubmitted because i have ocd and some slight, probably unnoticeable changes have been made. more for my benefit than yours, the other one was bugging me... anyway, sorry for the dodgy job, i was using a mouse and i've never actually colored or shaded anything on the computer before...tips? constructive criticism? techniques? no reference, just boredom. bon appetit --Kit.