Strap that armour on tight Gideon - you're in for the ride of your life! :) Like someone said above 3d programs can be separated into some rough categories: modeling, figure setup/modification, environment creation, rendering and animation And then 2d image editors like Photoshop to make textures and fudge the renders when you don't feel like doing a 24-hour render over again becuase the mesh crinkled in a bad place. Start simple - poser and photoshop. Then work you're way up! :) Have fun! Lyrra