erogenesis posted at 8:58AM Sat, 26 March 2016 - #4261415

I forgot to respond to this. Although realism is something I do strive for when I have time, its not my central ambition here. For me its about entertainment and you don't need hyper-realistic renders for that per se. Herge managed to entertain millions with his simple Ligne Claire style, so I think simple P10 renders should be able to do the same. In the end its about the context and the story of the picture that really matters, and that is something no store can sell. Which brings me to this plateau you're talking about. If you're speaking of plateaus, I think Poser/DS art is going to hit that plateau very soon, where people will cease to be amazed by 3D renders by default, and will get bored of the same old render of Genesis or Vicky that and yet another piece of catalog art slapped together fresh from the store. In fact it might already be happening because me and my friends (also DS users) are feeling the pressure from fans, and its much more about style, composition, or really clever 3D trickery, tweaking and / or actual 3D modelling. It will be more about actual thought-out entertainment, than about the senseless CGI speed record from store release to first customer render, or the so-manyeth dull test render of this or that trending renderer. Test renders can also be done in style, so that you don't bore your fans to death:

Glad you said it so I didn't have to ;-) I'm seeing diminishing returns in each new figure and a sameness to the various renders. I assume that, much like photography, once capturing reality is a given, artists will seek to add their own style to their images. You can view the professional galleries at Art Station or CG society to see the possibilities.

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