Quote - I make a small amount doing book covers for two publishers in the USA, it doesn't amount to much in money terms and it'll never be enough for me to do it as a living, but I get satisfaction when I walk past the bookstore and see the book in the window with my artwork on the front...reward enough for me..!

This pretty much sums up my experience too, although I've yet to get a book cover in this century....!  Working on a publisher-oriented portfolio at the moment to try and rectify that situation.  I don't ever expect to make enough to be able to give up the day job any time soon though.

I've been writing and illustrating Poser articles for 3D Artist magazine and just got my first magazine cover in Holland.  I also did some trading card art and the retail packaging for same.  All Poser-based, but with some help from Vue, Bryce and Photoshop.

My self-build system - Vista 64 on a Kingston 240GB SSD, Asus P5Q Pro MB, Quad 6600 CPU, 8 Gb Geil Black Dragon Ram, CoolerMaster HAF932 full tower chassis, EVGA Geforce GTX 750Ti Superclocked 2 Gb, Coolermaster V8 CPU aircooler, Enermax 600W Modular PSU, 240Gb SSD, 2Tb HDD storage, 28" LCD monitor, and more red LEDs than a grown man really needs.....I built it in 2008 and can't afford a new one, yet.....!

My Software - Poser Pro 2012, Photoshop, Bryce 6 and Borderlands......"Catch a  r--i---d-----e-----!"