O RLY?

I can only name one name to discount this.  Granted, this was quite a while ago, but as I recall Rudy Herczog (Rochr) manged to get the AOM for April 2004 AND Artist of the YEAR that same year.  Rudy is a phenomenal artist, IMHO (not that I'm discounting your work Duo, it's better than anything than I could put together), and he's out there in the public eye.  He works in multiple apps and is quite efficient in his work style (as I've seen in some of his tutorials).  I always believed that he deserved that award...

As for poser artists getting these coveted (?????) titles?  Look at the availability of content from the merchants and what do you see?  Figures, clothing and props for??? Poser/Daz Studio.   Most of these merchants are truly talented, and you have to admit, most of the content being sold on R'osity is geared toward Poser or Daz (not that some of the wankers get this content only to play pocket pool at home [OHHHH Vicki, you vixen!  Unh, Unh, ahhhhh :blushing:]).  Besides, when was the last time that you saw a majority of Bryce only content that wasn't sky presets or mats?  Can OBJs be considered Bryce only stuff?  Not really...

On that note, since content is king when it comes to some artists, it is not wonder that most of the artists will work with Poser or Daz Studio.  Premade content can make the creative process easier.  Some of these artists not only insert, pose and render the images, but take great pains in post work, which is why I can see them getting the AOM.  Not that all of them necessarily deserve it, but a majority do.

Who am I?  Just a really long-time lurker here (and former Brycer) who tends to step in and put in a commentary or two.  Besides, you asked for opinions and that's my 2 pfennig worth.

Ken

[EDIT:  I just checked out your store and site, and I must say, there's a nice bit of content there.  You're more talented than I thought and I like to think that I'm an impartial judge of quality.  Your Bryce stuff looks quite nice, but limited in selection to the sci-fi realm and I guess that was the point that I was trying to make.  If you want anything remotely human you have to make it/pose in something else and port it in... Still I applaud your efforts and your skill! :thumbupboth:]