pjz99, "[you should not try to] emulate somebody else's style"

That is well and good advice for a mature artist but after all most of us here at Renderosity is not that yet. To emulate famous master’s technique and style has been a successful way of learning for centuries.

To make photos, Vue/Bryce landscapes, Poser and 3D objects work convincingly together in a 2D still you must apply a consisting artistic style to the wholeness.

To have something to refer to I take my favourite painting of John Waterhouse (1849-1917) as an example, http://www.praeraffaeliten.de/bilder/Waterhouse-Hylas-Nymphs.jpg

So, now this is a true piece of art. Waterhouse would have no problem transforming everything into his own personal style. Ideally, you will some day be capable to do the same, but with your own unique style. Until then, to imitate may not be wrong.

BTW you cannot do something like this without postwork, in other words, no style - no art.

**ghonma, "**Substance without style is just some unwashed guy on a soapbox that no one listens to"  :)))

I will presume to ask a favour. I have just made my very first portrait, based on a Poser figure, but still I must have made an error, because alpha102039 was able to see that it was a Poser figure. What did I do wrong? I would very much like to get help in this matter. My try is here,
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1832672