Neko.....Just my two cents from another newbie to 3D. Try finding a copy of 3D Artist at your local Bookstore (It does have tutorials for Carrara often and you can get useful information about 3D in general.) Also as mentioned above the "Carrara Bible" is a great reference point to begin with. Also the www.tutorialfind.com has alot of 3D Information. And really cool Tutorials for a variety of Software.