Some people equate using Poser to having a Barbie Doll, fix her hair, pose her with props and clothes set up some oights and take a picture of her. In that sense people will always refuse to see Poser as art. Poser is one of many, many tools. I use Poser as what it was made for back in 1994-5 ... a digital mannacan (sp) I draw from the Poser images (whether produced in Poser, Bryce, Lightwave ...etc.) To me it's the resulting artwork that is the goal, not what tools were used to create it. I admit, my finished work ... goal is to use traditional media such as oils, watercolor, prismacolor, pencil or pen ... but still, I've set up my scene lighting and models using Poser as well as other digital aides. It doesn't make my BA in art any less ... I just don't have to pay a model $45 an hour and buy a bunch of cameras and lights to do my pieces. There are as many oppinions on this as there are types of artists and types of art critics. This debate will never end ... but at least we have a choice to accept someone else's view or not. Nameste Boni

Boni

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