some of these other 3D boards may help you, for I too am an FNG to this 3D shizz...
www.daz3d.com for a free 3D rendering program
hxxp://www.daz3d.com/i.x/tutorial/0/-/?tut_cat=4 for tutorials to learn daz3D (look on the board here for the link to the Daz3D PDF manual, and download it)
hxxp://feralfairies.net/maddie.html-good mods for the Maddie model (get her and a ton of other teens/preteens for Daz and/or Poser by searching for "daz3d poser children" in www.isohunt.c or w.torrentspy.c-get program Bitcomet to download torrents; also try to search for "poser" and also "daz3d" at those sites for more stuff...
hxxp://www.morphography.uk.vu One of the best sites for newbies like us...this guy really put together a great, all inclusive site to help start you out.
Misc Sites to help you further:
hxxp://www.raunchyminds.com/
hxxp://www.antonkisieldesigns.com/~akfiles/htmlpages/ApolloMaximusFree3dhumanfigure.htm
hxxp://www.planit3d.com/source/index.html
hxxp://www.poserworld.com/Home.aspx
hxxp://poserpros.daz3d.com/
hxxp://www.pretty3d.com
hxxp://www.renderotica.com
hxxp://www.runtimedna.com
hxxp://eclecticguild.com/poser-links.htm
hxxp://www.fignations.com/resources/home.html
hxxp://www.renderosity.com
hxxp://www.infinitee-designs.com/Poser.htm
hxxp://www.morphography.uk.vu/utilities.html
Sorry to board if this is a flood...just tryin' to help.