Thanks alot both of you. Bjorn, that link was 100% relevant. - Michael

The first thing to do is to get hold of a paint application, if you havn't already, and then download tutorials or buy a book that teaches retouching. You can find it all on the internet. Use for example www.google.com and search for "photoshop", "paint shop pro" or "coreldraw". They usually have free demo or light versions that can be downloaded. You could also try looking for computer graphics magazines. They sometimes have articles and software that you can use to begin with. I realize this isn't much help, just a pointer in the general direction.

Thanks alot, everyone. It's a pity you can't export objects, but I'll get the demo at corel and try it out anyway. Caron

P.S. As good as Rhino is, it only has a very basic renderer. Again, even if you use poser, rhino and other specialized apps, you need LightWave, MAX or Maya (or the equivalent) to import your work into and to create your images with lighting, effects and everything. Caron

I must agree with Poppi that Rhino is a GREAT modelling program. However, NURBS modelling can be difficult to use when you want branching meshes, like the human body with arms and legs. If I'm wrong, it would be nice to know how you handle this, Poppi. Subpatching handles branching meshes nicely. My favourite is LightWave. I like its interface, it's less cluttered than for example MAX, and you learn surprisingly quickly where to find everything. By the way, concerning the question about landscapes and character models, have you seen the ANS Graphics website? If not, take a look at it. There you will find beautiful pictures with landscapes and characters. They are made in Bryce and Poser, I believe. The address is http://www.ans-graphics.co.uk/ Caron

Poser is good for manipulating ready-made character meshes, but as far as I know you can't make your own meshes in poser.You need another application for that, like LightWave, MAX or Maya. I'm not sure about newer versions, but with 3D Studio MAX 4 you can't do character animation without bying extra software. I've only tried Maya a few times, but if you look in the Maya Gallery many of the characters are extremely good. Maybe it's because of the software, but I think that you can achieve similar results in LightWave if you have the skill. This wasn't much help, was it? Caron