On the subject of asking whether one creation or another is art. If you think about it, anything can be percieved as art. Sure, there are different opinions on the subjective value - but we're all entitled to those. If that wasn't true, we'd all be happy to have the same generic box for a car, a house, etc. ;) It's like someone asking if Rap/hip-hop were music. Sure, it may not have much of a melody or even harmony for that matter, but if you look at the syncopation and the development of the rythmic structure theres something going on there. Look at it as being the vocal form of percussion. Some may say that posting plain models isn't much in the way of art. However, work and detail went into the overall design, mesh layout, and mechanics of a 3D model. It may not have the prettiest placement in a scene or textures for rendering, but nonetheless the crafting of the model is an art in itself. Also others use the same model over and over again, but develop new texture sets. Sure, the model itself never truely becomes something new, however the new ways it is painted/textured can give it different character. To pull that off and make it work effectively is definitely an art. I guess the big gripe in Bryce and other communities is that they don't always feel equally represented. To pick on the artistic merit of something isn't exactly right though. Rather, they should do what they can to improve the development of their own images in order to bring out more meaning and character. (Even technically good artwork doesn't always hit home provided it can't evoke that emotional something.) There could be a rotation of what program gets represented, but with all the different software out there I doubt people would be happy to wait for "their" month to come up. So, there's a certain wisdom in not going with that idea here at Renderosity. I think the best bet would be to limit how soon someone can submit to another major contest after winning a top spot. It would be fair, and allow for fresh development and artist exposure. I'm a Brycer/Wings3D artist myself, yet I don't go griping about what gets more votes or wins contests. I know my artistry isn't always of the highest craftsmanship, but I don't atribute it to any flaws or lacking in the software. It is my own impatience with a given work and my desire to move on to something fresh. As for BigT winning, I have no issues with it as he's shown excellence in working with a particular subject (his dragons.) Now if he were to win a whole string of contests I might see some bias, but I don't think that's happened.

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