You wrote: > ... I'm new to the site, and a profesional art critic.... I see you've been given the grand reception. Something that you should be aware of is that this site regularily has people show up claiming to be good critics, and then proceed to increasingly savage artworks in the name of "honesty," focusing on those they find to be most sensitive, and enjoying the furore and controversy they create until they're finally banned as trolls. > I'm currently using Poser for storyboarding at my agency and figured I'd come here to check out the community.... Then it's my hope that you explore the software well enough to get a good understanding just how much can go into making a lot of the work here. A lot of folks are, after all, starting out with the same tools you have. And, what the hell, why not post a few as works in progress, or element studies? A credible critic will also take the effort to learn and respect the craft involved, and won't be afraid to admit to or show his/her own limitations. > ... most lack a fundamental understanding of light... Light is a particularily bad Achilles' heel in Poser4. I don't know that P5 is all that much better (I've heard it is). To really get good lighting, one needs to render in a prog that uses sophisticated ray tracing, or else to paint it in post work. So this one isn't entirely users' fault. A lot of folks here like myself are limited to poor-man's software (Poser4 and Photoshop6), and can't get the kind of renders you see out of Vue d'Esprit and Cinema4d. > PS remaining anaonymous 'cause I'm gonna seriously annoy somebody someday. Its just the nature of being a critic If you're on the level, feel free to have a look through my gallery. If you're just looking for fun, I don't participate in games and a trolling isn't going to faze me one bit. Take care; Chas