Ron Knights had a great collection of tutorials, too, but I don't know whatever became of him. Maybe someone here has the URL for his site. Rather than reading the manual cover-to-cover, it's probably better to just look up specific things in it. I tried to read the whole thing and got nowhere with it. I think what you're looking for as far as the face thing, is the texture map. It depends on which character you're using, too. If you're using the Poser 4 stock figures (Dork and Posette), it's a bit harder, because their texture maps are pretty small, an all in one piece. If you're using the Millennium figures from DAZ, the heads are separate and very large, which makes it easier to place the image of your face on the template, however, just putting the pace on the texture map isn't enough. If you want it to really look like you, you have to manipulate the dials to achieve a facial structure that basically matches your own. That's the hardest part. Several people have done it with some success, but it takes a lot of work. Looking forward to seeing some of your creations. Melanie