from 5 to 18: no formal training other than drawing on my own, mostly copying from comics, trying to learn to draw like Stan Lee and Mort Drucker. Worked in the theatre for 10 years, started as an actor ended up a scenic artist, lighting designer. Thought I was going to break into illustration when computer graphics came along looking for "artists" that would be willing to paint with a stylus. Worked for 8 years on one of the first Paint Box-Harry systems in the US. Then one day realized I hadn't drawn or painted anything in years and now I was called a compositor. Got out of the film biz and now working on my own project in LW. I've used Poser for Pre-Viz for Cinema work and to play around with.