Please take this for what it's worth (Advice is worth what you pay for it). Computer graphics is a combination of: Art (poses to convey mood, textures, modeling) Photography (composition, lighting for mood) Acting/cartooning (expressions to convey emotion) Start with a wall and floor. Get the textures set up you like. Put an object, sphere, poser figure, something you don't mind looking at over and over. Turn all the lights off, except for one and experiment with position, color, and intensity. Add one or two lights. Move them around, vary their intensity, keep it simple like a still life. Then start adding complexity, more objects, figures, dramatic poses, expressions. I've got just a few pictures here, but I'd be glad to give you info on their setups. The best thing is to find something you like, a picture/scene, and make your interpretation of it. Be patient. I've found simpler is better. Good luck.