Well, all I can do is tell you my own experience with poser. Maybe it'll be of some help. I started using poser 5 years ago, played with it half-heartedly, then discovered some online communities and started learning. I scoured the net for tutorials, information, etc, then started building small freebies. I uploaded about 50 over the course of 2 years (still up at 3d commune), then started a 3 month project, which I finally brokered through DAZ (I was one of the first brokers there). Over the last 2 years, I've been refining my modelling techniques, and recently released a few new things which are doing very well, plus I have a lot more half-built or partly designed. So that takes care of my 'public career', which is about 1% of the story. The other 99% is made up of endless hours in poser, 3d max, uv mapper, photoshop, cr2 editor, etc, etc, testing, experimenting, trying things that don't work, then figuring out why they don't work, designing models (I'm practically an architect by now!). Not to mention the time spent in here and other sites, reading threads, saving technical information, answering questions, asking questions, yadda, yadda, yadda. You get the picture, I'm sure. Modelling is a solitary business and in the end, there isn't really anyone who can tell you how to do it. And very few people actually make a living out of poser. To do that, you have to dedicate so much in terms of time and effort, that most people get put off or give up. I don't want to be a wet blanket, but these are the facts. On the other hand, when you finally begin to get good at it and create things that people like to use, it's quite a buzz. My advice would be to read and learn, experiment in poser, try all aspects of modelling, texturing or whatever, until you find the side of it you really enjoy doing. Start with freebies and learn from your mistakes. (And you'll make 1000s of mistakes - Don't worry. It's healthy). And above all, when you don't know, ask. mac