once again im outta ideas of whut to render. and i just need some inspirations:) so if ppl have ideas, plz do reply:) im sure im not alone either.so, any input is good :D

well, i've been trying to get some people to make renders of posters to use as textures. things like concert posters or movie posters and such that can be added to poser scenes. ultimatly I'd like to collect them together and offer them as a freebie from the community to the community want to give that a shot? my final renders are at 1363x2048 (2:3 aspect ratio)

This isn't so much a specific idea/theme, but more of a general approach to creative block: What haven't you done yet, but want to try? A different type of project/image that stretches your creativity in a new way might kickstart your imagination. It might also lead to new ways of working with the type of images you usually create.

You can draw... mmmh... something original... mmmh... like .... Victoria3 ... mmmh, nude... in a... mmmh... temple, with a... with a... ... SWORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D (check the classics to get ideas. Boris Vallejo, Berni Brightson, Frank Frazetta, Luis Royo, Neal Adams. Impossible to watch them and not to have a creative brainstorm)

thnx for the replies ppl:) 'oh i have tons of pics from these artists like royo etc..:P . was thinking realism.. maybe.. but ill try to give it a go again(yup) . w fantasy images. just a prob. i have clothes, but cannot afford new ones .like on my wishlist.lol. so thats also why im stuck. besides, i suck at drawing clothes etc..:P. but im not givin up yet!:D to tygerpurr, i might give it a shot if all else fails.:P . anyways, thnx again for replies:) (keep em comin) :)

well i guess 'only as a last resort' is better than 'no' ;)

Quote: check the classics to get ideas. Boris Vallejo, Berni Brightson, Frank Frazetta, Luis Royo, Neal Adams. I have to smile. I'd have thought the "classics" would be Rembrandt Van Rijn, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian, Giotto, Peter Paul Reubens... ;-) Reminds me of a comment a friend of mine made in college when talking about someone he'd heard in a band: "Yeah, he's a classically trained musician... The Doors, the Stones, Pink Floyd..." If you want to mix realism with fantasy, history is a good way to do it. Pick a dramatic topic that's easy to google, like "infidelity" or "revenge". Then do a search for it from various historical sources - the bible, Greece and Rome, Shakespeare, the Enlightnement, the 19th century... Literature.org might be a good place to start, followed by Wikipedia. When you get your results back, you'll have a long list of scenes waiting to be visualized and rendered. Pick any one, or make it a series. Of course, having no clothes for anyone does make it a bit more challenging - but not impossible. King David watching Bathsheba? Spartans training for the Olympics? Roman slaves out tending the flocks? Lady Godiva? - Jimdoria ~@>@

Enter a challenge or contest. Here, DAZ, Planit3D, PoserPros...just about every Poser site has challenges or contests. Often with prizes. The contest themes can give you ideas or push you to try something new. And who knows, you might win something!

How 'bout we skip the nudes Casette. rolls eyes Here's any idea .. how about images that feature fully clothed women .. in modern day settings.

Read a book.

i have no books.:p but i have ideas now :)

Take a part of your local history, use a character wrong for it and make a spoof. I use the Housemouse for that:) It will challenge you, getting clothing to fit, props scaled to the correct proportions.

Watch LoTR and be inspired! hehe Search the internt. There are lots and lots of images on there that can inspire you. Go out of your comfort zone and do a render of an image not usually in your genre. Learn something new in poser. IE: a from scratch pose if you only use premade; IBL lights; Make something in the setup room....etc.

If ya really want to get kinky... Go through the gallery. Find some image that strikes you but doesn't live up to the potential you see in it. Re-create it but make it 'right.' Obviously you could use what ever character you wanted to instead of the one(s) in the original, and I would probably never mention which image it was.

Jimdoria I love you lol that's a great idea! Never even thought of something like that!

What you need to render is nudes. Lots and lots of nudes. With enormous norks. ;)

LMAO@SamTherapy

That's the problem Sam, she's run out of nude ideas and is stuck with old ones. We're trying to help her think of nude ideas. Or maybe gnu ideas?

A new nude gnu? That's news.

;-)

A gnu'd beach scene, hehehe

lol. nudes is an idea:) but only for renderotica :D hehe. ill post an image i have just finished, :P been surfin and lookin rtc.. and came up with a little something:) its a work in progress. so look soon:D

Up a few threads there's one called "Nudity Over Kill." someone posted: Do you see a naked chick in the gallery making dinner? Or ironing? or swimming? or working on the computer? or being a Grace or a Muse with all the attributes of the status? :) No Maybe you could do a nude gnu making dinner in a swimming pool while a nude newt surfs the computer looking for ironing boards. Both could be inspired by a muse. Or amused by a spire?

lol:) maybe :)

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Please, please, please no more single women portraits with sultry looks in seductive poses. I think we have several million of these already. (No offense meant to any artists). How about multi-figure scenes in life-like environments that reflect an aspect of everyday life? Humourous or poiniant. Only an idea.

Don't read books. Don't watch tv or movies. Don't look at other artists. Turn off your computer. Get up and go outside into the great unwashed sea of humanity. Watch. If somebody, anybody, can't get one useful idea from that, then the problem runs much deeper...

I think Casette and Sam are on the right track. However if you really wanna be creative then why don't you render a naked Lara in front of a temple?

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and use a Dagger or a bow and arrow instead of a sword, lol

buy Shade and the STL plug-in and create statues of your favourite poser scenes or go cold turkey and walk away from the computer completely come back in three months refreshed and itching to do a whole load of fresh stuff ok, make that one month all right, one week uh....

Draw nude men!!! :D

very often ill realise I havent checked out the freestuff here for 2 or 3 days. Ill surf, see some great new freebie, and sometimes immediatly get a whole scene idea just to incorporate the freebie in. This I think is one of the best part about new freebies for old chars. I love getting something that gives me an immediate incentive to dust off M1 or Steph 1 etc.

whoa! :P alot of replies i see :) well, im doin ok now w my inspiraions etc ... so fnx all ;) and have a wonderful day/night/ etc..

Sometimes when I'm looking for inspiration I turn to music. I'll throw on a movie soundtrack or some classical music for example and let the music inspire me. You can use any kind of music that appeals to you. Turn up the volume or throw on some headphones, close your eyes and let the music paint some pictures in your mind.