Just thought I would let you know that I am working my way through the various Wings3D tutorials... Thanks!

Thanks all, I get the picture. I'll start dabbling in Wings and/or anim8tor and come back with some result (might take a while though, as I haven't much time).

Thanks for the comments, but I guess I should have been more specific: I am not looking for a program that does all the work for me (would be nice though...), and realise that it may even be more work than to do a painting! Still, some paintings must be more geared towards technical matters such as cars and others more towards biological shapes. Surely some are better at, say, creating skeletal shapes with attached meshes or at producing smooth convincing walking movements than others?