Sorry if I sound like a wet blanket (of sand??), but I'm afraid that none of the above attempts look very realistic to me. Please don't get offended; I sincerely admire the efforts going on here, but I feel I should add some constructive criticism. It took me a while to work out what I was seeing seemd wrong, but post 31 clarified it for me. If you look closely at a footprint in wet sand, you'll notice that the heel and the ball (plus the toes) of the foot go in deeper than the arch, and are distorted lengthways. This is because when the foot hits the sand as it lands, most of the weight is on the heel, and that weight is pushing forwards, not just downwards. As the stride continues, the weight is transferred fairly evenly through the arch, then onto the ball. Then the sand is pushed backwards as the foot propels the body forward. So you end up with deeper, longer heel and ball. The effect is even more noticable when running. I hope this is of some help. I'm not trying to be destructive.... I wonder if it'd be possible to do something using a python script? Okham??? Cheers, Diolma