Thank you for the explanation. I thought it might be b&w photographs which were painted , but I wasn't sure. However, I didn't know that coloured pencils were sometimes used too, and I sure never knew about the smudging . Kathy From: "Al Jensen" <[email protected]> > These pictures are actually black and white photographs which have been > colored using colored pencils or oil paints. You used to be able to send > photos out to have them colored, or you could even buy coloring kits to do > them yourself. I have seen some that were very well done, with nice > skin-tone tinting and flower renditions, etc. I believe most were done by > applying the color and lightly smudging it using cotton swabs or Q-tips. > Al Jensen >