Quote - Thanks for the tips Shante. I just filled out a registration for Renderotica to see your pic, waiting now for the confirmation email. (Seems to take a while -- ~20 minutes so far.)

Like I said, I'm a complete newbie at this, and I don't know what it will turn into for me (hobby, obsession, source of income, who knows). For now I'm having a lotta fun doing quick animations as e-cards for friends & family. Not ready to spend a lot of money just yet... I'll keep a lookout at the DAZ site in case the Noggins rat goes on sale. Their sale items seem to be good deals usually - closer to what I'm willing to spend.

 

I just love rats, and I thought I might have fun with a 3D model. People are so easily creeped out by them (which I'm guessing you used in your renderings), and they know nothing about them! I just caught one a couple weeks ago in my apartment, and against my better judgement I tried keeping him as a pet for a few days. He was miserable and wouldn't eat, so I released him by the river.

You really don't wnt to keep wild rats as pets. Don't know what they carry and they are already socialized with their own kind so that it will be miserable in captivity.

I do illustration and the Poser work is a way to expedite what I used to do with camera, pen and ink, watercolor and airbrush. Got a few pieces published that i created in Poser the last being last December in the new book:  The Future of Erotic Fantasy Art.