Matching the palette with outside=fmod coloring produces a scale effect in todays fractal. For a metallic sheen effect I often use outside=atan or decomp. Ready made at http://maxitersfractalfollies.blogspot.com fract391.gif { ; blue scales ; blank ; calctime 0:18:12.68 ; created Aug 28, 2010 ; Fractint Version 2004 Patchlevel 9 reset=2004 type=formula formulafile=*.frm formulaname=aaaa_rjr function=asin/sqr passes=1 center-mag=0.762834/-0.728134/3.178295 params=0.1784417249061556/0.03726310007019257/-0.75/0.7421796319467757 float=y maxiter=1500 inside=0 proximity=3 outside=fmod colors=kpp0mz0mz0mz0lz0lz0ky0ky0ky0jy0jx0ix0ix0ix0hw0hw0gw0gw0gv0fv0fv0e\ v0eu0du0du0du0ct0ct0bt0bt0bs0as0as0`s0`r0`r0_r0_r0Zq0Zq0Yq0Yq0Yq0Xp0Xp0W\ p0Wp0Wo0Vo0Vo0Uo0Un0Un0Tn0Tn0Sm0Sm0Rm0Rm0Rl0Ql0Ql0Pl0Pk0Pk0Ok0Ok0Nj0Nj0N\ j0Mj0Mi0Li0Li0Ki0Kh0Kh0Jh0Jh0Ig0Ig0Ig0Hg0Hg0Gf0Gf0Gf0Ff0Fe0Ee0Ee0De0Dd0D\ d0Cd0Cd0Bc0Bc0Bc0Ac0Ab09b09b09b08a08a07a07a06`06`06`05`05_04_04_04_03Z03\ Z02Z02Z01Y00Y00Y00Y00X00X00X00X00W00W00W00W00W00V00V00V00V00U00U00U00U00\ T00T00T00T00S00S00S00S00R00R00R00R00Q00Q00Q00Q00P00P00P00P00O00O00O00O00\ N00N00N00N00M00M00M00M00M00L00L00L00L00K00K00K00K00J00J00J00J00I00I00I00\ I00H00H00H00H00G00G00G00G00F00F00F00F00E00E00E00E00D00D00D00D00C00C00C00\ C00C00B00B00B00B00A00A00A00A00900900900900800800800800700700700700600600\ 6006005005005005004004004004003003003003002002002002001 } frm:aaaa_rjr {;rjr y2k04 z = pixel, c = z: z = fn1(z*fn2(z+p2)) |z| <= p1+4 ;SOURCE: dan.frm } Roger Alexander