Hey ComaLock, before you go I opened the 3D can of worms by buying Vue..Keep your eye on computer magazines especially mags like '3D World' you will pick up some amazing free software by doing this, for example: poser 3, Cinema 5 SE ,Amapi 5, D scupltor, truespace SE ,Amorphium 1 and the list goes on and on . Sooner or later youi are going to want to build your own models, this really brings your work alive, so you are going to want a good modeller. You could do very well by picking up a copy of Amapi or dounload Wings3d from www.wings3d.com. for little or no cost you will bolster your 3D 'Arsenal'. My only warning to you is this...this way of making art is so good, so addictive that you could eventually find yourself "needing" Lightwave or Cinema XL7 or Maya...prepare to be very poor, have fun mate, good luck