well, i'm a nurbie....i love them. why? because i can draw my own curves and loft them into a real good facsimile of my drawing. i prefer drawing over pulling points. since NURBS are normally done in patches, then these patches are then stitched together to form the overall model. While a model can be made from a single NURBS patch, it would require a lot of planning on how to get all the bends/folds in just the right place actually, this is incorrect. this is a description of "patch" modelling, which eludes me. some folks can pull those sphere and cubes into great things. you might be one of them. me, i can't much do anything...although i have been experimenting on spheres for heads, and it has been okay. try rhino...i use it and love it. there is a free demo version which is fully functioning, but, only has 25 saves. another good organics modeller, but has a strange interface, is amapi...you can get the full 4.15 version free....just hit the link to it on the modelling banner, above. i have played with metasequoia...another good, free one. play with the free ones, and, hopefully you will find the type of modelling best suited to your talents. good luck, poppi