Quote - Turn the argument around and think that some folks like BagginsBill choose a more challenging app like Poser to create their own effects rather than having a cadillac app like 3d Max that can do everything for you if you pay enough money or go to school to get a license... apps most people cannot afford basically unless they pay a tuition.

For a true artist, wouldn't a limited app pose more of a challenge?

LOL, definitely not, even more on a professional level.
That's like "look at that tree - I could cut it down with a chainsaw, but I'll do it wit my pocket knife. That's more challenging!"
The only excuse for using limited apps is because you can't/won't use, learn or afford anything better.

Quote - Could Stonemason make his masterpieces using only Poser? If painted into a corner, I believe he could. He'd figure a way to do it - i believe. It's the impulse, the desire, the hunger to create... more than the app.

His works reqiure modelling, uv mapping and texture work.
I wonder how he'd manage that in Poser.