" Let's get one thing clear, the pics posted here are supposed to be "ART"...Art is subjective, meaning what one person thinks needs improvement, another may feel is brilliant. Therefore what makes one an expert, so they have the right or expertise to tell another person how to improve their pic." This is true, however, there is a CLEAR difference in 3D art (as opposed to other mediums like painting and drawing) of what consists of skill, and what is just a beginner's attempts. Unlike other mediums, 3D art is dependant on your skill and knowledge of a software program, and is more technical than emotional. Art is art, but when someone attempting to create a "realistic" image in 3D clearly doesn't know how to use some features (like pressing the anti-alias button for example, or turning ON the shadows button or bump channel, or deviating from the default factory settings such as lighting colors, or making sure the models are touching the GROUND and not hovering in mid air when they shouldn't be)then it becomes quite apparent. "being around here a while I noticed, most of the know it alls, that said this or that needs improvement, were the ones that weren't very good at this themselves." Since when does someone who critiques someone else's art have to be an expert themselves? There's no rule that says you have to be an expert to know when something doesn't "look" right. The syndrome of "well can YOU do it?" simply stems from taking offense at the blow to one's ego. You do know that most movie critics aren't movie producers. And most art critics can't paint. ;)

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Tools :  3dsmax 2015, Daz Studio 4.6, PoserPro 2012, Blender v2.74

System: Pentium QuadCore i7, under Win 8, GeForce GTX 780 / 2GB GPU.