I'm an Poser addict evolving from a hobbyist to a 'paid artist' - 'pretend artist getting paid' is more like it. I agree a lot with Dialyn and Maclean. But I was initially attracted to Poser because I am mentally lazy and Poser is very easy to learn - very easy to make awesome renders without really knowing any technical aspect of how the software causes the final image to be generated. Having hundreds of fantastic artist-vendors making drop dead gorgeous props and textures makes Poser even more addictive. I don't know if it fits the orthodox idea of 'art' but 'Posing' is a great means of self expression. BTW - there's a string of movie theatres here in Midwest america called Kerasote and their promo clip uses a Vicki 'statue of liberty' look-a-like. I've also seen Poser used in a TV cop show to simulate how a victim fell from a balcony.