Ok I started it. We have some very good artists with great realistic characters posting out here. Well break out of the box. lets see these perfect creatures in wacky poses, in rediculous situations. Mangled Maimed, run over? Sticking their toungs out, making googly eyes. You have proved you can master the gover girl posed shot, no how about something completely goofy. Your super warrior or huntress in heated battle with a banana against a ferocious penguine. You get the Idea. Humor is said to be one of the hardest things to convey in character creation. I am curious what y'all expert posers can do with this. Heck it may even be more fun than you realize. Almost everyone as a kid blew up their toys, it is a certified release! And if you are good boys and girls you can get back to your so serious work ;)

Check out the Render Wars Forum (Link on the right) - serious mangling and destruction going on!

Yup My next barrage will be there, But I have alterior motives, I am trying to incite wide scale wackyness. The other night I was going trough the poser gallery. I started seeing the same image over and over. It was not actualy the same image you understand, but it started to feel like it. All of these great renders of characters in the same cover shot poses. You have the warrior looking all mean or heroic standing there in his menacing or heroic pose. Next you have the cover girl shot, countless numbers, Then you have the regal pose, Kings and queens all lined up of for family portraits. Finally you have the fairy contingent. If you look you will see very little in the way of dynamics. wyrmaster creates stunning characters. Yet 99.9 percent of the time they are covergirl poses singular or in a group. So I figured it's time to try amd get some of these people to let loose and I figured humor is a worthy cause. I remember a while back I did a very elaborate and highly atmospheric bryce render of Flying Turtles. To my surprise Delphi took the image and ran with it, using it to highlight their Bryce forums and gallaries. It was a great visual rendering but no more so than any of the good landscapes you see here. What set it apart was the wacky theme for the image. The thing I have above is a quicky,just as an example lets see where it leads.