This topic has come up every year ... both on other CG sites and on the Poser sites.  I was concerned when I started doing work and building a portfolio over at CG Society so ... I asked them outright after seeing some "put downs", in the competion forums.  I was told that it wasn't fair to the artists who modeled their scenes from scratch to compete with images that were prepackaged.  Now here is the cool thing that I found out, from one of thier administrators.  They are re-evaluating the whole Poser issue, based on people who are there for the "image" not for the 3d modeling aspect of the art.  (I think part of it is because e-frontier has become one of thier sponcers).  Something that would even things out a bit.  They were courtious and explained their "bias" and why.  And that that was changing.

Second thing ... In the Essance the face books ... I recognized at least one image PRINTED in the book that is from our Poser gallery.  Rogue So ... as has been said in different aspects of this thread ... there isn't a real bashing of Poser ... it's HOW it's being used.  If the user is "lazy" and trying to pass off prepackaged. (barbie doll dressup) work as high end 3d modeling ... yeah, I'd get a little annoyed too.  

Remember if you want to use Poser for professional art ... (as I'm working towards myself) you have to put the work into it.  If you are having fun as a hobbiest ... the rest doesn't matter, does it? 

Cheers
Boni

Boni

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