Lamb, I originally started painting over my renders in PS7. I have Poser, Bryce,PS7. I'm presently spending more & more time using PS, & have also asked a few Sketch artists if I could use some of their pieces to practice with. The response surprised me, they were quite open with the idea. Daz studio is a great idea, it'll give you the base images you need. Check my gallery, if you have any questions please feel free to IM me. ICM

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Ockham's razor- It's that simple