The Shamms Mortier Poser 4 Handbook was amazingly disappointing - even as a beginner I found I knew most of what was in this book (and was producing better results than those the author was displaying as examples of poser work!). His Poser 5 Handbook is much better, though admittedly this is only because of all the bits written by other people who are more expert in various aspects of Poser than Mr Mortier. I do highly recommend Richard Schrand's 'Poser 4 Pro Pack F/X and design.' Even if you're on Poser 5 you'll find a lot of good information in this book. And, as has been said, check out the tutorials that are available all over the place. And when you get stuck, you can ask a question here, and almost always get a speedy and friendly answer - there are some REALLY nice people in this forum. Morph