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Introduction to Poser 5
~~Charlene Russ, Artistic Vision

Poser 5, the 'premiere figure design tool', has some wonderful new libraries and 'Rooms' which greatly extend its 3D creation capabilities. Some of these include dynamic hair, which can be 'grown' and 'styled', a Material Room along with a full featured material library, Face Room, a Cloth Room, Content Room and Setup Room. With stunning visual effects, I found it to be well worth the price of the upgrade.

All the features can be accessed from the Menu Bar at the top or via the graphical interface accessed from the tabs and Window on the menu bar. The standard Poser Editing Tools can be found at the top of the graphical interface, and turn orange when you select them.

Poser Libraries:

To access the Poser Libraries from the menu bar, click on 'Windows', then scroll down and click on Libraries. The Library stack will appear on the right, then click on the desired library. Click on the desired library in the stack to expand the menu for that library.

To learn more about Poser 5 you may visit the Eclectic Academy and enroll in the new Introduction to Poser 5 on-line course. This course offers step- by- step instruction with audio enhancement.
http://www.eclecticacademy.com

Charlene Russ is an instructor with Eclectic Academy, and is currently teaching Introduction to 3D Studio Max.  She teaches novice students the basics of 3D design and modeling techniques.  She is also an adjunct instructor with a Florida community college in the Digital Arts dept.  Charlene's personal site is Chromacrys Media: Graphic Design, which features a wide gamut of useful design related information.