I have just one last comment. CGTalk JUST opened a forum for VUE users on March 15 of this year. Until that date, Vue went mainy un-noticed among the so called "pros".

In viewing many of the pics there, I admit there are some really good ones.. there also is plenty of KITSH. Just because a picture was made using Maya, run throught 72 filters, has added features of lightwave, and a hundred other programs, and rendered for 7 days, it can still be KITSH. I see also that CGTALK also has it fair share of "buddies" that rant or comment on a entry not by what it is , but who they know.

So whats the point here? I think art is in the eye of beholder. If you LIKE a picture comment on it. It should not be a popularity contest. IF you have a constructive criticism, post that too. Most artists I know have a thick skin and don't mind real criticism or tips to do better. The real acknowledge that your work is accepted by someone is when they pay you for a copy. The link below is for a render called Flamingo Bay.
http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=697721&Start=73&Artist=Xiores&ByArtist=Yes

Is this KITSH ? I think so. Yet I sold it to a bar-resturant on Miami Beach for a little under $1000. Did it make the "hot 20"? Nope. But it did make it to one of the better bars who also sell it on their t-shirts.

So keep working on what you like, doing the best you can, and quit worrying over what other people think. Just because VUE 5 I is out, does not mean that no more good pictures can be made using VUE 3,4,or 5 to compete with it. Thanks!

Message edited on: 03/20/2005 18:19