Ah-ha, Chet, you hit it right on the nail! I didn't realize you had to clear it to a transparent colour first. I knew I was right to ask you. :D
Anyway, I still have the issue of validate() making my image white for no apparent reason. Is validating the images all that important? As I understand it, the images are only lost when the display mode changes. [Message sent by forum member 'dialup' (dialup)] http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=147853 =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA2D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".