The Miki 3 texture set includes specular maps, which I used to modulate (control) the amount of specularity. (shine) This enhances the realism and avoids the plastic look.

But Poser's basic preview does not use the full shader tree. In particular the preview version of specular effects does not implement the Fresnel effect (shine changes with viewing angle) while the actual shader does. (By using a Blinn node) And the preview does not pay attention to the specular map, so the specular value is full blast instead of how it really works in the shader.

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Renderosity forum reply notifications are wonky. If I read a follow-up in a thread, but I don't myself reply, then notifications no longer happen AT ALL on that thread. So if I seem to be ignoring a question, that's why. (Updated September 23, 2019)