Poser is a 3D graphics program that provides human, animal, cartoon, and other figures that can be moved about and posed in a 3D environment. Clothing, hair, make-up, and props can be added to the figures. There are a wide variety of environments for the figures to interact in. Poser can be found at: http://graphics.smithmicro.com/

A similar program, to Poser, is DAZ Studio. This program is a good place for somebody to get into 3D graphics because it’s free at http://www.daz3d.com/

Both Poser and DAZ Studio can mostly use the same models and figures. There is some content that can only be used by one or the other, but that content is a tiny fraction of what is available. The user communities, for those programs, is very large and generous and has donated thousands of free figure, props, and environments to use with the programs.

Flip through the members lists and you’ll probably find familiar faces and avatars that you’ve met in other Poser communities.

Don’t forget to click View All Topics because there are a number of pinned resources at the top to provide info on Poser/DS, provide an opportunity to introduce yourself, showcase your online portfolios, and even some freebies.

I’m still trying to figure out how to use this group effectively. Unfortunately, MySpace has done little to make it easy to manage their groups.