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this may help an old tutorial I did, it shows HOW I built an image in both 3d and 2d :) Lot of the time it's about figuring out HOW to achieve an effect, and you pick stuff up form tutorials, posts etc by folk. You may not be able to achieve your end one way, but find another. Print out EVERY tutorial you can! very very helpful. Ask for help, post a render and info about what help you need. mess aorudn with programs see what looks cool. Come upw ith ideas write them and sketch them down in a notepad. I can't draw for crap lousy artist hehe, but if you have an idea, sketching it out with stick figures etc 1st really helps. "Man goes here, ruins here...evening, sword on ground here..." etc Save your work FREQUENLTY with incremental versions scene1, scene 2 etc, hellish when you lose work to a hard drive crash etc, make back ups! For a beginner I'd recommend Vue, Poser and Paint Shop Pro. hope that helps :)

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