I wasn't going to weigh in on this one but I've always been one to try to push the software to do as much of the work as possible. This is not to say that I am against post work at all, I've just always been more interested in seeing skills with Poser rather than skills with Photoshop (or Paintshop). Unfortunately, at least for me, the newer versions of Poser have been giving me problems with getting out a render that I can simply put my name on and then post.

Is postwork more common than not in the galleries? Oh, yes, always has been! That's great for those that can be Photoshop warriors. If you're rendering to put in the Marketplace, it's supposed to be a big no-no. Renders for the Marketplace are supposed to be straight out of Poser and/or DAZ. That's okay, that's how I liked to render in the first time. But its gotten harder, at least for me. Add SSS shaders, GC, and IDL....an yeah, I feel the need to go into an art program and fix colors (especially saturation!!!), but no yah can't if its for the Marketplace.

"A lonely climber walks a tightrope to where dreams are born and never die!" - Billy Thorpe, song: Edge of Madness, album: East of Eden's Gate

Weapons of choice:

Poser Pro 2012, SR2, Paintshop Pro 8