Hi bjgibson

Skinning sounds quite difficult and can seem confusting and complicated when you first read the documentation, which is explained using unfamiliar words and phrases. Yes I read that documentation too, it's far from light reading. 

However, you will be surprised just how easy it can be, when shown in step by step detail, in easy to understand video format. Which instantly dispels the skinning mystery.

 I have found the tutorials from DNNcreative to be a great help, plus this site also has some excellent tutorials on other DNN aspects which unravels many other DNN complexities.  The tutorials can be found here: www.dnncreative.com  

Good luck

Lynn