Hi and welcome aboard. To some of your questions: 1) Poser is addictive! Once you've settled into it you will find you spending habits geared towards the style of scene you are most interested in. I am not into the Anime style character so anything for them naturally I don't buy. One suggestion is look through the free stuff area and see what's there. 2) That varies greatly on the scene. What works on one may not work on another. 3) Look at the top of this page...tutorial. Click on it and you will have acess to all kinds of great information.

I must remember to remember what it was I had to remember.