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Crimson, nudes are a nice place to start when you begin working in poser as you can learn a lot about composition, coloring, and lighting with skin. Here are my suggestions: 1. Render into a TIFF format and then do your edits in Photoshop or some other paint program using the save for web function. This will prevent the distortion in your image. 2. If you're using Poser 5, try the tutorial in the attached link to make the skin look more alive. There is also the real skin shader in the marketplace. 3. Look around and see if there is any freebie clothes that you like. Seemless textures and shaders can radically alter any clothing you might have to make it more appealing for your needs. 4. When you start a project, ask yourself whether it looks like other work you have done and whether you are falling into a trend. You can look at my gallery and see the periods in which I've fallen into a rut. 5. Lastly, nudity can be a touchy topic as there is an abundance of it in the galleries. I suggest you ask yourself whether it has a context in your image. Keep rendering. When I first started poser I would post WIPs in the poser forum and get critical responses. It can help you think outside the box and define your technique.