You're ok starting in Poser5... Just stick with learning the basics first. I'd go with something along this order: First, learn how to load figures into the scene and pose them (hint - use the dials, do not try to drag the joints around on the screen - you'll go crazy before you learn a thing) Next, Learn how to do basic renders of the figures you pose. Don't worry about all of the settings, just take the defaults at first. Don't forget while learning the pose room (which is really the main place that we all do our work), to learn about the different buttons that you see around the screen... they control the way that your computer displays your work while you're working and can be very helpful. Next, start to learn how to add props first, then conformable clothing (figures actually) to your scene. Then I'd start making more complicated scenes, and learn about lighting and more of the render options. After you feel good about all of that you may want to branch out into more complicated issues including: the Materials room, texturing, modifying models (first with morphs in poser, later with other techinques) Wait on the hair room, the cloth room, and the setup room until you've been working with P5 for a while. You don't need them for starters, and they're somewhat complicated, but they are fun. Before I started in the hair room or the cloth room, I'd also learn a bit about making animations (just the basic stuff), because some of those concepts play in when you make the simulations in those rooms. Hope that gives you at least one suggestion as far as what to work on when.