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..all while standing on one foot..;)  to quote Apollo 13  "You're worried about step 738..we're working on steps 2 and 3..;)"

Making a humanoid character is one of the hardest things to do. I've been modeling for about 4 years, and I'm nowhere near good enough (but that's my problem..;)

There's thousands of modeling programs out there, but many of them are made in Lightwave, Maya, and Rhino..all of which are more expensive than Poser.

However, just because it's hard, doesn't mean it's impossible. You can make models that can do what you want, but it's a few steps in there to do.

1st- find Dr. Geep's tutorials. He's made a few good ones that explain making models, from Poser props to final figure.  Everyone has their own sort of work flow, but the steps (as I've heard) would be create the model, make textures (UVMapping),'bone it', and try it out.

2nd- try some 3d modelers, cheap or free. Silo is about a hundred or so; Wings 3d and Blender are free (Quinlor has a Wings 3d tutorial that tells you how to create a character. Other people have used Metasequoia, Anim8tor, Truespace(older versions) the list goes on and on.

3rd- stop by the various forums for the people who use the programs above. I have Blender, but I find it a bit confusing, but someone else could have better luck explaining things.

it will probably take a few months to get all the details down, but if you can do it.  Good luck.

I wish I'd said that.. The Staircase Wit

anahl nathrak uth vas betude doth yel dyenvey..;)