how did you make THAT above 30kb? its a few clouds + red, and a pish poor render, with NO blending. =\ and the text.... bleugh edit: before you do ANYTHING you should start out doing tutorials to get to know what certain filters do, and how to put things together. i know im not the best, im not even good compared to some guys here at sig making, but i like te ones i make ^_^ im still learning. i suggest u get some brushes and play about with them.