3djoe: Yeah, that's one way to do it =) Yeah, i'll probably go for the dvd's and videos...even though i thought of taking classes at gnomon(which is quite pricey) did you guys ever heard of www.studioarts.tv? I was thinking of taking the character animation class, even though i know i should learn modeling first....they are a bit cheaper...i think ($925.00) and there are 2 instructors teaching at the same time for that class (John Park (3d instructor) from novalogic i think ) and ((2D) Instructor James ...?? forgot his last name that works in Disney(who was part of Lion King, Pocahondas, etc..)