Go to Curious Labs and download the demo to try. Also note that Poser three (which wasnt to bad in its own right) has been given away free (but I dont know where to look for that, I know it was on a CD with some magazines). If you can find that (plus the demo) you can be trying it out while watching what others do on this forum. THEN decide if you want P4... Scarab <-(but yes, it's worth the price....)