Quote - So, you just get the resources, plug them in, and 'make art'?
No, I don't. Nor do most people who use Poser.

Of course they do, how else would all these stores survive and why would they operate in such a small market? Most people use poser, because it is poser and has a huge content driven concept behind it. Content is not only clothes and such, there are numerous render/light helps available. If most people were doing what you say they do, then products like renderstudio, dreamlights lightset and lightworks wouldn't be selling too well. Yet they do sell, like hotcakes and you can see in the galleries that a lot of people are using them.

I know, we all love to proclaim that most people around here did all the work themselves, but it's obvious that we all love the make art buttons that poser and the merchants provide for us.

Yes I do get the resources, plug them in and make art. I may tweak a little once in a while, but that minimum, that's what most people using poser do. If you know how to use poser and the resources available then you can achieve some pretty amazing things. That's why I use poser. It gives me the results I want and gives them fast. I can focus on what I want to convey and not having to spent hours modeling, swetting up poses, lights and so on. That's simply why most users use poser. If that weren't the case, poser and d/s would soon be a memory of the past and the stores would close.

I'm not saying everyone does, but contrary to what you do believe, the majority does and that sure ain't no fairytale, because I don't think these numerous content stores and merchants (of which some only focus on light related products) are some fairytale.

I'm not sure which galleries you browse, but it's obvious that lot's and lot's of poser users have mastered the  technique of  "get the resources, plug them in, and 'make art' " as you call it. Now some may have mastered the art postwork better then others, but when it comes to poser users, the majority does get the resources, plug them in, and 'make art'!!!

Artwork and 3DToons items, create the perfect place for you toon and other figures!

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/bcs/index.php?vendor=23722

Due to the childish TOS changes, I'm not allowed to link to my other products outside of Rendo anymore :(

Food for thought.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYZw0dfLmLk