Art is not about technique, or tools or medium used. That is technical skill.

Art is emotion, and the passing of that emotion to the viewer. If a render has an emotional effect on the viewer then it has succeeded in becoming Art, if not then that render is a technical illustration.

Many of the renders in the gallery do not have this emotional content, and even though very well done technique wise fail to evoke any emotional response.

A good case in point are the many portraits in the galleries, too many are just a shout of look at me aren't i good looking. Don't get me wrong, a lot of these portraits are fabulous works of technical skill and sweat. They just fail emotionally.

Some have stood out from the crowd, i remember one from years ago of a girl with an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other, The expression on the girls face plainly let you into her mind to feel which direction she was leaning. This piece made me laugh out loud, and has stuck with me all this time. Now i can't remember the Artist or the title of the render, but i can see it still in my mind, and feel that humour, as if i were looking at it now.

You need to put apiece of your soul into your renders, whether humour or compassion, fear or anger. Not all great art is technically outstanding, some is down right primitive LOL. But it all does one thing well it stirs our souls.

My 2 cents Canadian. 1.8 cents U.S.

Ron