I wonder if the solution is not some guideline about crediting parts of the creation, but maybe just detailing what part of the image is your creation.

When I browse the gallery, what skill did the artist use, what should I be admiring or critiquing; modeling, lighting, composition, etc. Sometimes it's obvious when I look at the image (eg. untextured model on a white plane with GI lighting = modeling), but many times it's not.

I understand all artists don't generate it all from scratch. I go to movies because of a particular director and can appreciate all that the director brings to the creation without being angry at him for not spray painting a prop (even if the prop guy is uncredited). I think the difference is there I have a clear understanding of what that artist did for the work based on the role, with a lot of today's 3D artists I don't understand.

I guess I'd kind of like to see something about the artist's role in the work. Are you the modeler, lighter, texturer, story teller, all of the above? What did the posting artist add to the collection of tools and content you used to make this art?

Eric Winemiller
Digital Carvers Guild
Carrara and LightWave plug-ins