[quote]*  Seachnasigh,*

You are too kind.  I realized that i was canceling the job prematurely.  On my machine it appears as red dots on a dark background outlining the characters, props etc. on the first pass.  I never used IDL before so I thought it was wonky.  I let it go and it rendered fine.   Since IDL was introduced in P8 and PPro2010, that's happened to a lot of folks.  First is the precalculating indirect light pass (with the red dots), then a subsurface scattering pass (if using SSS materials), and then the final render.

 

Quote - *  I deleted the other wand and am using yours.  I've been playing with yours and it is truly amazing.  Took me forever to figure out what did what to what, but I'm getting closer to the evil look I was looking for.  Thank you so much.  It's still not done, but I'm closer and now I can try your suggested settings.*

  The original wand is set to cast shadows and be visible in raytracing;  these properties would block the light from the emitter.  My version of the wand has the properties set to allow the concealed emitter to work, plus has the emitter and aura meshes parented to the wand. > Quote - *  I read all the software you use.  Without getting too personal, is this what you do for a living or for fun?*

  My background is all hard sciences (upper-level math, physics, biological sciences), not art.   I worked as a lifeguard and firefighter for a paycheck.  This stuff is a hobby that is a means of artistic expression, as is building supercharged hot rod engines - sort of heavy metal sculpture.      I will not be renewing some of those programs.  I'll keep up with Poser, Vue, Silo, modo, and Genetica, and some support utilities.  There;  just updated the list of software in my sig.

Poser 12, Poser 13, Poser 14, in feet.  

OSes:  Win7Prox64, Win7Ultx64, Win11

Silo Pro 2.5.6 64bit, Silo 2025.1, Vue Infinite 2014.7, Genetica 4.0 Studio, UV Mapper Pro, UV Layout Pro, PhotoImpact X3, GIF Animator 5