Ive been playing with Adobe Photoshop for about 9 years, but never as a primary profession (I do webdesign, and its a handy tool). I recently got into Macromedia Studio MX as well (ALL HAIL .PNG!!) About 4 years ago while in Saudi Arabia (Im a former US Marine) I got bored and started doodleing characters from some manga I'd brought with me (Rumiko Takashi's Ranma1/2) and discovered that I can actually draw pretty decently. Since then Ive been playing with this and that, but never in a professional sense. I discovered Poser almost by accident when looking for somthing to help me do character portraits for a pen & paper RPG I play with some freinds.