Hello Deecey,?? Well lets see , I have Adobe Photoshop 7.0 , Paint Shop Pro 8 , Morph Master Pro , UV Mapper free version, Poser 5 , DAZ Studios betta version, Adobe Photoshop Elements , Anim8or , Injection Pose Builder. As for a place to start , I guess the best place to start would be where you suggest . Making a completely new model from scratch is a good ideal , however I would have to do so with the programs that I have on my system right now . If I use a character that comes with Poser 5 and change the textures , body shape and facial features is that the same as making a new model ? I would like to apply textures that make the model as life like as I can .... Darle