Oh, you're inundated with answers! You probably won't get to mine, but I'll type it in anyway. Poser IS tough to learn, you're right. It has a quirky, weird interface, and then when you understand the interface, you realise that you have to know human anatomy before you can pose something right. I spent months playing with Poser 2, pulling figures into all sorts of weird positions, until I discovered that moving each part slowly and carefully using the translation dials was the way I need to work. It's not for everyone, but it works for me. Other people use a mouse, or a graphics tablet, to pose. Whatever works! Just like most other applications, there is more than one way to do anything in Poser; there's no hard-and-fast structure to it. You just have to become acquainted with the program, and to do that, you have to play. Just toy about with the images-- don't focus on a final image you want to produce, just play, and see what you can create. Have some fun, and don't take it to seriously. Post your work, and if you have questions, ask them. I won't be the one to answer, knowing next to nothing, but there are many skilled artists here who can and will. I'm with the one who posted above-- I can often be found, sitting in some weird position, moving some part of my body extremely slowly... ach well. Artists are supposed to be weird.