I don't think we should read this crap, people talking there about something they do not use or even know how to use and judge book by the cover.. look over by CG Talk there are images by people rendered using the ::big:: prog that looks not better.. this is not about what you use but how you use..  what make poser so different from other apps ? b/c the other apps have the art button build in already and we just need to spend a little bit more time to get it lol cost us more time make us more creative and trust me poser is used more in professional production as you think, but well nobody talk about, they don't wanna be judge...by the lil fishes around..
ART is the child of your mind and soul something that can move others in good, funny or bad way and not a tool you use to create it..this will make from you not better Artist..
2 years ago when I posted on CG-Talk preview of a head with textures we use to do for our Poser models, I get 600 replies in couple of hour telling me crap about poser and how I should do that using only painting brush in photoshop etc..bla bla bla , today CG-Talk sell ideas like that and make good money.. and nobody say anything, with one word..

Poser community tested, Mother approved...

Cath

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