those are some good suggestions.. Hexagon is getting some more work by daz, but I wasn't sure on the subD. daz3d.com

I found this post. 

http://forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?p=2999010#2999010

here are some tutorials on hex

http://www.geekatplay.com/hexagontutorials/

http://blip.tv/ezbrush

 

I know if you can find a copy of the book that daz released it came with hex 2.5 for free.

Figures, Characters and Avatars: The Official Guide to Using DAZ Studio to Create Beautiful Art search on amazon... I think used about 12-13 .. 23 for new.

Just a thought