[I could actually copy my friend's CD but it's illegal!!! I know it.].... First rule of thumb for 3D online and credibility...never...never...NEVER say such things...!! A big nono...not allowed...so what if your computer store sells CD burners...VCR's have record buttons...but your NOT supposed to USE em!! NO!!....not allowed!!...no such animal!! DO NOT TOUCH SUCH EVIL!!! Don't even go there...at all!! You will end up in HELL!!! Those are temptations of pure blasphemy... As for what you should use first....learn first...it depends...you could start by poser and bryce and learn the basics and have fun with all the add-ons and basics and enjoy the 3D world and slowly filter in and then get into your own fascinations with high end modelling....or you can start BIG right away...and not necessarily be influenced by what is already mainstream...and begin your own fascimlie's...from scratch...both have their advantages and disadvantages...weigh them well...