Ok will try this again.....................is there a cd, or pdf that I can get that will explain to me how to open and use Poser 8.........has 10 million ideas for it and want to put them into practice..........any help would be appreciated very very much....thanks in advance.........

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             Thank you for the reply and the clarification. I have many hundreds of photos of ships, trains & old buildings taken over the years. I recently bought Poser 8 and my desire is to use some of these and create renders from then as I feel it would be a sweet medium to display and use as a base.

               Again thanks for the info, your work btw is better than excellent, its a good point to aspire to.
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                              First off thanks for the reply, and secondly I was not assuming or suggesting that I take other pictures and use them, that on so many levels is wrong. I was in all good faith refering to my own collection of photos I  have garnered over the years, mostly of great lake s ships and using them.

                               As to why would I want to do such, well not even sure I would as was merely making a querie is all to if it could be done.

                                                             Wryter

Well.......frustrated is a word, being frustrated is a point of order now. Is there anyone or  place i can find a step by step  way of making my Poser 8 work and some of the the things i have got to open and use. And when I open it up it says note pad???....I must be missing something serious here, is there a step by step PDF i can find or use to help???...........much thanks in advance..Wryter

                          Well ladies what can I say, again the offering of help has been great and I very much appreciate it all, and the websites that where posted all great help. Have done some work on the pen tool so far and hoo boy, talk about exacting, steady hand there is required, so have made  many flubs and expelled curse words and  all but the climb is slow, but each step is a step gained, slow but gained. And yes " Fran on the Edge" I write smutt, why cuz I can....lol and just for the fun of it but i also write other stuff to when required.

                      Anyway much thanks for the advice and sites to explore so figures by the time the world ends according to the Mayan calendar in Dec 2012, I'll have made some progress..........winks.........again much thanks.........................Wryter

Much obliged for the advice 10th Way, the " Pen "  tool it is, and yes it is a tricky device one must master eh....shall plug on and in time will get it.always has.always will.....................................Wryter

          Greetings all:

                                         So I sent off an enquire recently here asking about Photoshop and received several valuable replies which I have tucked away for furture use.

                                      So now I'll give  you an update on my slow but steady progress.

                     I discovered color and some basic idea on how to use it. have redone the same building 7 times now but have noticed that with each time I do there is an improvement, small mind you, nay minute if at all but still is progress. I have also learned how to tinker with backgrounds, erasing them, dodging, blurring them, lil steps, but steps for sure. What else...............oh yes the "Pen Tool", mighty sweet device that is I'll tell ya. Must have read and reread it over 4, 5 maybe 6 times and you know..................no worky??......but then again maybe it's in the wording there is a hidden code I have not received just yet, feels a bit like De Vinki here, but will sort it out one fine day and drop it on all your laps.

                       Anyway thats my progress report for now and am sticking to it.............................will be back with further trials and  who knows what.............winks.......................Wryter

Village " rat " eh.....that some sort new  " photoshop " tool......................

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           LukeA, bobbystahr, ejn, dreamer, vintorix, bonestructure & infoo central, much appreciation and thanks for your timely advice and tips, all taken to heart, all recorded ,and  all on file. Yes vintorix, the " pen tool" is mightier than the sword and what a formidable thing to have to learn, but can see is worth all the effort.

           Cant thank you enough all for this and once i get my feeble mind clear and settled  I will pass on i piece of my work. Again thanks all for everything.............................................
                                                                 Wryter

Quote - Really depends on what your motive was for buying it.
There are lots of different uses for it but you first need to say what your interests are and where you hope to go with it.

          I bought it to do some historical restoring of some of the older buildings in the city and along with other older things , factory machines from the turn of the last century. There is a wealth here of old industrial things that are being y passed and forgotten. I also write and would at some given point ant to do illustrations to go with my writings and stories. I also spent many years on the great lakes photographing the interiors and exteriors of many older now scrapped steamers, and alos a great deal of old rail history in and around the area.

             So this is my area of interest and where I will work from and with to start. Hope this has given you some idea of my interests.

                                                                                                     Wryter

Much obliged Quest and thanks for the info and like everything else I'll file this for future reference and will follow this and see...............your points are well taken..............thanks...................W ( no relation to George)

First off,if I did transgress I will apologies for that as I was not aware I was doing that, as its not my intention to transgress anyone and to what I said I don't feel that I am conceited at all as all I did was state my case  as I saw it. Secondly the image that I sent was indeed not my own but one I borrowed from your site sometime back as I keep images like that in a file for refference  only so I may look at them to see as a guide only. I have not as yet produced any work and hopefully will do so as soon as I learn how

       Again if I have  upset things then I will apologies to you all and work hard not to do so in the future. I will print this off and file it for future refference so thus error is not made again. Thank you for informing me of this........................

 The city I live in has a very old section to it many buildings that date back to the 1850's, I want to be able to restore them in pic form, I have photographed  over 1000 ships on the great lakes for over 30 years and want to use them and other forms of transport.  I know I am rambling here but these are all the things i wish and will do. Anyway I'll shut up now and see what sort of responses I get back, cuz am very excited to get on with this and see what I can do and contribute. Have enclosed some of the things I want to do      Thanks