Ok Sarkut. I finally figured out what was wrong. I did have the gradient on a layer of its own. What was wrong was that I was mixing up the :Move Selected Pixels: tool w/ the :Move Selection: tool. I am having trouble w/ my shadow though sitting under the ball, but I think I can figure that out. It's probably just some adjustments I'll have to make due to the fact that I can't follow every step exactly, it turns out differnt for everyone, so... Thanks for your help. Btw, when you mentionec selection, thats what made me consider that difference between the 2 move tools.