Get comfortable and familiar with Poser first. This will give you the basics of clothing and shaping a body to convey whatever image you have in mind... and some of the limitations. Certain characters such as Michael and Victoria (from DAZ3d) have a lot more morph targets and are far more customizable. Then you can see how people are pushing the envelope and look for specific tutorials to cover each point. For example, Kozaburo of DigitalBabes makes some of the best hair around, and he has tutorials on his site so you can make your own. Jaager and a couple of other mathematically-minded folks are working with magnets and joint controls and such so that when a body part moves it looks like there is a real muscle and mass behind it. If you want to do monsters look at Traveler's MorphWorld3 site to get some ideas for freakish bodyparts (he also does lovely work). For clothing, PhilC has a tutorial CD packed with information. PoserArcana has lots of tutorials including some good ones on lighting. Basically, hang around these forums with your eys open and ears flapping and you'll discover all sorts of useful information and leads and answers. Carolly