After purchasing Poser 7 and having a blast with it, I decided to take advantage of the current sale on Vue 6 Esprit.

Now, the next step ... 

1. Any recommended products for Vue 6 for landscape/scene design and Poser character rendering that I should consider getting?

2. Where can I find some basic tutorials for Vue 6?  I have searched on Renderosity and on Google, but can't seem to find anything basic.  I am having the PDF manual printed at Kinko's as I write this, but would like to supplement that with some tutorials.

Thanks in advance.

P.S. - I am a complete novice at Vue and 3d graphics in general, so products and tutorials that can be used by a beginner would be most appropriate!

Welcome to Vue!  

Start off with the tutorials on e-on's site.  They are pretty basic.
Get the book Vue 6 Reveled (I wouldn't bother getting the manual printed - it would be less expensive to buy this book!).
Look at the tutorials here on Renderosity.  If you get stuck  just ask!
Ask lots and lots of questions - we will help.

Peggy 
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Introduction to Vue on-line class

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Thanks for the advice. I cancelled my order at Kinkos when they told me it would take $500 to print the manual in color.  Insane!  I'll take your advice and pick up Revealed.

Thanks again

Yikes!  $500!!!  The manual is good, but not worth that much!  Anyway, the pdf is very helpful.  Whenever you see a screen/dialog box - look for a ? icon in the lower right.  If there is one, clicking on it will open the manual to the correct section. 

LVS - Where Learning is Fun!  
http://www.lvsonline.com/index.html

Does Vue 6 Esprit - Boxed come with the printed manual ?

I believe it does; however, I purchased the download version. I was too impatient to wait for it to be shipped to me and I don't have any stores locally that carry it. 

Hi!

I just picked up the Vue Personal Learning Edition, and am breathing deep as I take my first step into the world of 3d rendering. I was going to ask this very question, but I'm glad to see other people asking this stuff for me.

Thanks for the info from all.

They had chained him down to things that are, and had then explained the workings of those things till mystery had gone out of the world....And when he had failed to find [wonder and mystery] in things whose laws are known and measurable, they told him he lacked imagination, and was immature because he preferred dream-illusions to the illusions of our physical creation.
      -- HP Lovecraft, The Silver Key

Like many here, I have some free tutorials (some web pages, some PDF and some videos, some models). I also have a directory of Vue tutorials frm all over the web.

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