Hey Dialyn! Good for you!! :) I'm sort of in the same boat as Dialyn, TomDart. I don't have a blue computer, but I am a Poser addict and never intended to be! I'm just a hobbiest as well. No artistic training. Can't draw very well(it takes me forever by hand!). Programs like Poser compensate for that lack of skill which is why I love it! I actually started out with Bryce 4, as I have a preference for landscapes....then I got Vue d'Esprit (my favorite of all the programs) and purchased Poser 5 as a Christmas gift for myself :) It's an expensive hobby, but like Crescent said, it's better than sitting in a bar, with nothing to show for it the next day except an empty wallet and a hangover! :) Go for it.....if you are artistic at all (and apparently you are), you will be quickly hooked and probably will be very good at it! :) I look forward to your first image!