the tutorials i found that helped me were the ones from VTC but they are not free. i was lucky enough that one of my rich chicks had bought it, then gave up and let me give it a try. i came from using crappy poser, and all the features in carrara made my head spin lol. i think it is best if you concentrate on one aspect until you have it down good. i went through the movies in two days eager to dive in and didnt really absorb much, so trying again. got the metaball and spline thing down cold, now working on modelling in the vertex. i searched for about a week online for free tuts, although there are many with useful tips, vtc one is the only one that took the time to explain and demo every tool, and in a well thought out order. it really helps to actually see a pro using a tool and explaining what they are doing as they do it. hope that rambling was of some use lol.