Shade is pretty good, if for no other reason than it integrates really well with poser. I use it to import poser scenes and render them. I've also mananged to create props in it, even a short skirt for use in the cloth room. Shaders Cafe has some pretty good tutorials for it too. Apart from that I've tried amorphium and it was a pain, a nice program but not great with poser. Zbrush has been fun so far, not sure if I'm going to be able to do clothes in it, but it's good for original figures. Oh and it has a live 3d painting mode which has been great for making textures. Oh I agree with randym on the shade interface it is a bit odd, but once you get the hang of where it puts things its not too bad. Hope you find what you're looking for, John :)

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