hello.

As a Poser animator, thats really all I know how to do....animate. I take figures and props that other people create and I make them move.

This has its own inherant limitations, obviously, when it comes to bringing many of my own ideas to life in Poser. If I cannot find a hair model or set of clothing or prop that suits my needs that idea gets put on the shelf......and this is very frustrating.

 I NEED to learn how to build my own Poser-ready models but I have NO idea where to begin.

How is a conforming figure created? How are material zones created and assigned? Do I need a $5000 program to do this? How is a figure created in another program converted to a Poser-ready figure?

Could someone please point me towards a beginners' tutorial for modeling, rigging and texturing figures and props for use in Poser? Also I would like to know what other programs would be used for the steps of this process.

Thank you in advance,
stim