:biggrin: I found my original PZ3 and tried Connatic's 'more balanced' settings - that's *much* more like what I was after, (although obviously too bright - the point light in this scene was very close to her face). Next step, trying to get the balance right between the glow and the cast light...

Thanks again for those settings, and the edge blend idea!

(P.S. Poser 9 render, Auto/Final quality, no other lights, backdrop was plugged into ambient on one of the DAZ environment props)

---

The 3Dcheapskate (also available in DAZ and HiveWire3D flavours) occasionally posts sensible stuff. Usually by accident.
And it usually uses Poser 11, with units set to inches. Except when it's using Poser 6 or PP2014, or when its units are set to PNU.