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well, 3ds 2009 has intro tutorials. im not totally sure about 2008 but i bet it does too. do all of those, they will get you acquainted with some of the basics. from there find tutorials online, there are plenty of free ones area.autodesk.com is a good start. dont worry about finding landscape specific tutorials just do some. learning the tools is what is important, once you learn those tools you will be able to figure out how to use them for specific applications. Start with modeling tutorials then move to textures and lighting.