Quote - IMO postwork is also necessary to get photorealistic renders.

Agreed. And good digital painting can make up for a lot of flaws in a model.

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And remember that renders are sharp all over. There's (under normal circumstances) no depth in a render. We don't always think about it because we're used to renders looking like that. But in order to attain PHOTOrealism you will need some depth of field.

Also, Poser has very unpleasant jaggedy edges. Everywhere there's an edge, it's jaggedy. I go in with a small, soft smudge brush and soften the edges. It's such a subtle thing, but it makes a world of difference.

Not, by the way, that I claim my work is in any way an attempt at photorealism. I don't care about that. I care about making art. (I've got a camera for making photos, hehe).

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