The 2 things are completely different. I know some people make dynamic clothing in Poser, but it's not something a new user to Poser would get into. As for making your own figures, you will need a modeling program like 3D Studio Max (or something else).

Best to learn the basics of poser such as how to get figures into the pose window, dress them, add hair, do lighting, pose and then render. Just that itself is a whole lot to learn in Poser. Then there is the material room and the cloth room and the set up rooms, which are other elements you will want to learn, and will take you more than 1 hour to learn it all. They are quite advanced rooms.

Better to learn to crawl then walk before trying to run.

Here are some great newbie tutorials that will get you through the bare basics of Poser:

http://trekkiegrrrl.dk/tut1.htm

http://www.poserguide.nimprodaction.com/issues/issue2/cover.htm

http://www.poserguide.nimprodaction.com/issues/issue3/cover.htm

http://www.poserguide.nimprodaction.com/

http://www.canary3d.com/tutorial/3d-intro.htm

http://www.ebonshire.net/tut-posb/index.php

http://www.cooltuna.com/poser/poser-tutorials.html

http://www.renderosity.com/tut.ez?Form.ViewPages=155&Form.sess_id=52280005&Form.sess_key=1129030101

Message edited on: 11/26/2005 03:10

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