Quote - In many ways I agree with PhilC it seems to me that Poser and D/S style art is not about learning the programs and the workings. Instead for many it's wanting a make art button. Just load figures, props and scenes, hit the button and voilá tout c'est bon! I have made the pretty picture.

I think that the whole "people  just want a make art button" argument kind of undermines the amount of work that many people do put into their work, but that's essentially what Poser and Daz Studio are supposed to do,  simple to use 3d figure posing programs. Sure if you delve deeper into the programs you can do more, and if you're really clever like BB or Ockham and can write scripts etc you can create even more wonderous things. But lets face it, if you wanted the type of program that is not "make art", then you would be using a proper 3d modelling program, building and texturing every minute element from scratch. Most people don't have the time or the patience to think or work like that. Why do you think there are so many websites and companies providing pre-built 3d content. Sure you might want to change a few things on it, but say you needed to use a model of the space shuttle, why would you build one from scratch if there was an existing one that would do the job just as well? People that tend to build these things from scratch enjoy the modelmaking process, but possibly not the final art/render side as much, Poser and Daz Studio are for people who prefer the latter.

I used to develop my own films and photographic prints, I enjoyed it, but the truth is that now I use a digital camera, it's less to worry about. I can spend more time thinking about my composition etc and then correct any mistakes without having to start again from scratch. I can be more creative. I can save time, and therefore money.

Daz Studio 4.8 and 4.9beta, Blender 2.78, Sketchup, Poser Pro 2014 Game Dev SR5 on Windows 8 Pro x64. Poser Display Units are inches