Quote - Ask and ye shall receive...

Sweet! Thanks Karen...you da bomb!! :thumbupboth:

Quote - There's nothing wrong with doing a nudie pin-up or even having a large portion of nudie pin-ups in your gallery. The problem is that the way to grow as an artist is to really try new subject matter and use the techniques presented in the forums.

That's not necessarily true and it sounds more like another rant against the prevalence of nudes in the galleries. Subject matter has little to do with growth as an artist. Many well known artists specialize in landscape, or still life, or figure and that's all they do. While the forums do present valuable techniques, their use may have only a partial impact on a persons growth as an artist. And one can't limit themselves to what they can learn form a forum. Experimentation is important. The study of light, shape, form, composition, color, style are also important factors; as is the study of traditonal mediums and art history. It is a combination of many things, including being in touch with your own psyche that makes one grow as an artist.

Quote - And my frustration is that we've reached a saturation point where the nudity removes attention from the works that might be truly original.

There is very little in the Poser gallery that is original. It's difficult to find originality when everyone is using the same figures, the same props, the same "canned" poses, the same rendering engine, and the same Photoshop Actions to postwork their images. Much of the gallery is composed of images showing off the latest figures, outfits, scense, and poses purchased from the Platinum Club or the What's Hot section of the Markeplace. The prevalence of nudity, while annoying to some, is only a part of the "white noise" of "look at what I bought this week" images that populate the galleries. Not meaning to offend anyone, but you have to look at the Poser Gallery as a virtual refrigerator door and it's not really fair to complain about what gets "taped" up on it.

Rather than be frustrated, use constructive comments to encourage people to improve their work and grow as artists.

It's all fun and games...
Until the flying monkeys attack!!!