ya know...I've purchased a few hair models but always keep going back to Kozaburo's free stuff. In addition to being able to morph the dickens out of 'em, the textures that come "out of the box" are generally superior too.

I'm sure some experts (which isn't me) will chime in here and give you more specific info but in the mean time, you'll probably find what you're looking for in the tutorial section, while expanding your general Poser knowledge. You also might do a search in this forum (the link is below the "would you like to post a reply" boxes). I've found these two sources invaluable.

Me too! For a first piece, or even 100th, it's terrific! Too bad you can't put it up any earlier...it will work perfectly with a pending project (hint/hint) :-)

OK. This is F-U-N-N-Y. 15 responses so far to LC's offer...mostly defending her generosity in response to ONE adverse comment. :-)

I don't have anything to add regarding posing but to keep the shoes on, you might try locking 'em after you've got 'em fixed to the feet. (At least it works for hair.)

It also occurred to me that government agencies also carry a lot of public domain photos. Here's a few (I've yet to see what they might have that's useful): National Fish & Wildliffe: http://pictures.fws.gov/ http://images.fws.gov/index.html Dept of Interior (Links to U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service) http://www.doi.gov/oirm/photolib/ NOAA: www.photolib.noaa.gov/ USGS: www.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/photographic-library/photographic-library.html USDA: www.usda.gov/oc/photo/opchomea.htm NASA: spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/Multimedia/NASA.Pictures.Photographs.and.Images/ nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/ You could also go to www.first.gov and do a search for "photos"

Well Lady Cherry, I think you're being most generous in your offer. It's a wonderful gesture and can only benefit the community. PabloS Not-offended-ologist

Cool! We could help you better if you let us know SOMETHING about your proficiency in graphics and/or computers. Are we working with someone that can find their way around a graphics program or some primordial ooze? :-)

There was some discussion a few days back about some memory enhancers. The problem you described sounds like your computer grabbed hold of some memory and wouldn't let go when it was done. You might do a search on memory and see if you can find which programs those folks were using. The program runs in the background and cleans up the memory making your system work a bit smoother.

It looks light there's a lot of light emanating from the piano.

Here's how I'd do it. Try to isolate which light(s) are causing the problem. If you can identify your primary light source, turn all the other ones off (for now). Start with adjusting the intensity of the primary light until it you get it the way you want it. (you might also try using the "texture shaded" document display to give you a better idea prior to rendering). Then begin to bring in more light to "color" the rest of your image.

Another thing on accuracy. If you double-click the dial, a window will pop up allowing you to also change the limits and sensitivity.

It's been my experience that there ain't no shortcut when it comes to lighting. It pretty much sets the entire mood of your render. I typically invest around 30-50% of my time setting up the lighting to capture a particular mood. I've tried using presets but end up fiddling with them so much that they no longer resemble what they started out to be. You might also try looking for some photography tutorials to learn lighting basics. I usually begin with my main light source. Where do I want the light to come from? Then start adding additional lights to fill in areas that need additional highlights or color. As for the lack of quality in tutorials you mentioned, you might volunteer to help edit some of them.

I believe Nerd mentioned to me that he'll be putting together some MATs. That should make it much easier to set up and get the effect you want.

Don, I just pulled up the docs. Should work on MAC if you use the converter on 'em: "The figures were designed on Windows, MAC uses will need to convert them to MAC format."