Quote - i guess its a no-win situation then :p

and on a side note, If someone i was considering hiring linked me to renderosity instead of their website... i'd probably drop the idea then and there.

What I meant was that some people who are looking for 'new' artists comb various popular galleries looking for potential talent.  It provides an initial contact for some.

I've seen some threads where artists have stated that they were contacted by a book author, or band, or publisher asking for permission to use a particular image from their gallery.

I just think that  avatars jumping out at people when they come to the gallery is awful.  The only image on that page should be the artists image, not everyone's avatars.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi