Dave,

Thanks for your advice.

As for using Poser: The system will mostly be for my 9 year old son. He is very interested in CG. He is also a very talented traditional artist. He now uses Bryce and Daz3d and Maya PLE. He plans to get Poser soon.

Do you have any better ideas for a 9 year-old to get started in the industry?

thanks so much!

MaDuYang