A lot of it is trial and error, I am afraid but start here for tutorials on Poser. Many people also do all there figure work in Poser only to export to either Vue or Bryce for the wealth of terrain, lighting, rendering and placement options available in those program. I too would love a truly integrated product that can do it all, but I wouldn't want to pay for it. smile Here are the best sites I have found so far for tutorials ... http://www.e-frontier.com/article/archive/318/ http://www.renderosity.com/tut.ez?Sectionid=12356 http://www.runtimedna.com/mod/filelib/index.php?section_id=25 Enjoy!