This thread echoes that excitement one gets from playing with tools limited only by the imagination. You're tackling some interesting concepts, just with Poser, rokket. Give yourself plenty of time and practice to get a firm grip on each one (as Acadia suggested) and do a lot of rendering. Poser 8 is a great place to start: you'll be a while getting comfortable with all this programme has to offer. When you start with IDL, have a look on here for Bagginsbill's suggestions... he's got this tutorial I'm playing wth that I can't seem to let go of (although I'm meant to start having a play with dynamic cloth... just can't seem to get going on it).

Most importantly, enjoy. Poser is as much fun as you make it.

Monterey/Mint21.x/Win10 - Blender3.x - PP11.3(cm) - Musescore3.6.2

Wir sind gewohnt, daß die Menschen verhöhnen was sie nicht verstehen
[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

Metaphor of Chooks