Yes, it does make sense ... and I think you are so overwhelmed with your deadline looming that you are trying to do too much too soon. Sit back, take a deep breath, we can help you! 8-) There are ways to work around your situation that will help you learn while creating characters ... (1) Forget the hair room for now, save it for later. You will find some excellent free hair available at Kozaburo's site (http://digitalbabes2.com/) and at Studio Maya (http://www.3digitalcrafts.net/studiomaya/index.html). (2) Since you are on a crunch for time, I highly recommend this as a solution ... if you are trying to use the characters that came with Poser 5, the body morphs are very limiting (they are furnished on the Poser 5 content CD). You may have better luck, and your time will be much better spent, if you download Michael 3 and Victoria 3 from http://www.daz3d.com (the base models are free), and purchase the head and body morph packs for them. These models are very versatile and there is TONS of stuff available for them, both free and for sale. Even moreso than the Poser 5 characters. With the head and body morphs you can create figures that range from emaciated to heavy and anything in between, and change the faces to boot. The muscular morphs are very good. (3) Dr Geep is well known in these parts for his creation of tutorials that are geared for beginners. He will probably pipe in here at some point to point you to his tutorials. (4) Keep asking questions! We can point you in the right direction. Hope this helps!