i get many of my ideas from actors/actresses or people in magazines who strike me as appealing....ie likeable...sexy...stubborn ect...i keep a notebook with the plastic pages to keep them in and then refer to them when i am working on a piece, it even helps me with natural expressions....i use it even when i am writing so i can visualize the character or scene in my head...i havn't gotton the hang of poser or daz yet and am a veritable newbie on that front but am a long-standing hand-work type artist and in all my paintings and carvings this idea seems to work well for me. i also do buildings architecture furniture any thing that inspires me to create...so i have several of those 'notebooks' on hand for whatever model i may have in mind at the time. i even keep textures or swatches that i get from furniture or stores like homedepot. i hope this helps....a quick little tutorial in creativity from me to you...lol :) P.S. not that i am a professional yet....i wish...lol