One thing... you should use a texture map on the figures body..it appears to be plain color map currently.

I've been messing with this too... my latest images used the Chinon hair (IMHO the only truly realistic hair) with Vicky 2. Yeh, scaling/translating it was a bitch, and in the end, it still required some post-work to touch up the gaps. But it works pretty well in general.

Bumpmapping should not rely on any highlight value, however, since the most noticeable effects of subtle bumpmapping (such as skin textures) as seen when highlights cross the bumped region. But bumpmapping certainly works exclusive of any lighting requirements.

For optimum bump-mapping, consider using a different map depending on the closeness of the object being rendered. For a person, in poser, a different map should be used for close-up and distant renders. If you notice little effect from gray-to-gray in your bump-maps, increase the contrast in the bump map to bring out the bumps more. Bump maps are also pixel averaged, like textures, so their effect is often diminished at long distances.

Wow - realllly cool!

Go to http://www.worley.com/ Check out the amazing products there ! They are mostly plug-ins for Lightwave...if we could just integrate Sasquatch into Poser...ahh..would be sooo sweet!

I eagerly, and patiently, will await a Poser 5! Any improvements to an already great product will be welcome.

I agree that it should not be expected to offered without price increase and if indeed Poser 5 has plug-in capabilities that would allow for this...then I very much look forward to it. I've heard nothing, not even a rumor, that there is even a plan to release a Poser 5. But I hope its true!! :)