@Blanche: - Photo Manipulation or Large Art, Uhhmmm... Well it's not like siggies, no wavy filters, distortions, clipping masks, etc., unless it adds to the overall image(ripple filter for rain, wave filter for magical effects, etc). The finished image needs to look as [b]NATURAL [/b] as possible. As in, don't take a cutie-cartoon body part, paste it on a realworld human, adah-dah-dah... Example, you take a nice photo of your town then turn it into a warzone or hell, burning houses etc., for me its fun one of the highest levels of mature professional graphics design.