Quote - From what I am reading here, sounds like you are doing either stills or a movie.

I can make some simple recommendations - Vue is okay for outdoor scenery (been using vue since Vue 3). If you are looking at creating indoor scenes I recommend going with a program like Sketchup or Work Design Lite.

As for 3d painting I am not the person to ask.

In regards to my final work, I should explain a little better. At this time, I am not disclosing full details as I will be doing something either few or no one else has yet done. I will be starting a full web site dedicated to my work and giving away the first one so people can see what I am doing and the sheer detail of the stories. Like I said, I want to captivate with my writing and bring it to life with the art.

I have gotten feedback from Vue users saying it is perfect for indoor scenes as well, if you get the right tools. But that's the problem, I don't have enough feedback yet to get an accurate answer as to rather or not Vue can let my imagination run wild and be able to create both indoor and outdoor renders.

Also, I realize there are some .obj items for Poser use that can be integrated into Vue as well. However, most of those Poser items are either old or not made for realistic renders. I want to do everything from an interior room detail to an outside pathway leading up. So I am still left wondering what I need for the variety of renders of a scene.

Basically, what I need are simple tools like tiles, roofs, furnature parts, etc. that let me construct the item however I see it. In other words, think of it as a much more polished program like the Sims comuter game uses for doing a house ranging from old to modern both outside and in.

I am NOT aiming for film realism, but as good as you can get from current Poser, Vue, etc. So I still need to iron out if I can get aftermarket packages with Vue or something else to let me do inside work with a fair amout of ease spending most of the time making it look the way I want sort of like playing with Legos. You get your basic "wood" tiles, build the floor. Get some that look like stone and build the walls, etc.

I know Adobe CS4 is needed but I still haven't figured out if I really need "Extended" version if most of my work will be done in Poser Pro and Vue. Also, no one has mentioned or recommened a program similar to Vue that has a lot of downloadable aftermarket packages for making interior scenes as realistic as Vue can.

Those are still some questions I have and thanks for the replies and interest in helping. I just need to get the right tools that will ease my construction so I can bring to life what I imagine.

Thanks.

Jeff

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