I just started out w/ Poser myself about two weeks ago and my advice is to just put in the time and things will work out. PLAY with it for a while, and don't try to force anything. The community for this app is so huge that you'll find many people willing to help, and tons of freebies. I've solved most of my own problems by just playing around. When that failed, I've posted questions here and they've been answered quickly. You'll be surprised at how quickly you learn your way around Poser; then again I've been putting almost all of my free time into it lately. :-D