I've got a nice little (well big) project in my head, i've even got some of it started...

I'm planning on making a few different (complete) sets of armor for Poser... (vicky, V2, Posette, Dork, michael, and Steph all included in this project) i've got a few breastplates done already, but i'm not sure how i should set these things up for conforming, etc... should i make them figures, or just smart props? which would be easier/better to use? (and create for the most part)

what i'm posting for is, does anyone know of some good tutorials for CR2 editing, EMC/easypose, figure creation (setup in poser), UVmapping (for clothing items), Mat file creation, etc...

i've looked but i haven't really found anything that i can use correct, for the type of project i'm working on

any help would be greatful PS. heres the begining of one of the breastplates