5a. After a while you might end with something like the piccy above, skin wood or whatever you need. In this case it's a map from Vanishing Points Weapons Pack. 6. Now go Poser. Use the material room, or an external MAT editor, and add the map to your object. Then Render away. Note: This is a really really rough guide. The way you work will be different and other people can explain things better than I can.
Pinky - you left the lens cap of your mind on again.