>> The real point I was getting at was, it may be worth while to examine what exactly is appealing in Jim PoserRenderer's images.  If you don't understand why something is appealing, how can you ever hope to emulate it and be just like Jim PoserRenderer?

Amen. And I'd simply add that just because it works for him doesnt ipso facto mean it'll work for you. I love books by Tom Wolfe and I can try to emulate them based on what seems to work within them... but the bottom line is, I'm not Tom Wolfe. Tom Wolfe is Tom Wolfe. I'm Sean Martin and I draw cartoons and sometimes write bizarre little stories to go with them. And some folks seem to enjoy that. So if I've found something on my own that works for me, why should I bother trying to be like Jim PoserRenderer or Tom Wolfe, for that matter? :)

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