Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: The value placed on realism in 3D work--what's that about?

pookah69 opened this issue on Nov 16, 2003 ยท 39 posts


SamTherapy posted Sun, 16 November 2003 at 11:54 AM

I try to have a foot in both camps in that my images are reasonably realistic, but at the same time attempt to communicate something other than just a pretty picture. I can understand the fascination with realism in 3D. The idea that something can be a computer generated image, yet look as if it was taken from life is something of a major challenge. On the other hand, the ability to create an image with emotional content is somewhat magical. I have seen a lot of technically excellent pictures which leave me cold, because they appear to be mere demonstrations of technique, whereas a simpler image - perhaps lacking in the technique department - may pack more of a wallop. For me at least, the trick is to combine the technique and the "art".

Coppula eam se non posit acceptera jocularum.

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