I've used Poser since version 4, but because I was always working so many hours, I never got to play with it like I wanted. Since I've been retired, I have and enjoy it. However, I'm no artist, but I do like storytelling—I've written novels and novellas; I'm a hobby novelist—and I'd like to use Poser more often for that. (In fact, I just posted my first comic series, 9 episodes, on tapas and am working on a second one.) I don't really expect an audience. I don't have one for my books. I just want to create and have a place to put it "out there." So my books are on amazon, and I'll be using tapas for my comics/picture stories.

Reading through these posts, I see a desire for community and artistry. I like the community part, but I'm no artist and don't expect I'll become one in my lifetime. I'm okay with that. But I don't think I'm alone in wanting to use Poser for storytelling. (Of course, Renderosity is more than just Poser—btw, I'm a steady customer—and I regularly read through and sometimes contribute to the forums. I've learned so much from them.) Anyway, I wonder who makes up the bulk of Renderosity users (aside from the marketplace): artists or people like me. Shouldn't both groups be accommodated in this community?

Oh, and I don't go to the galleries very often. They're so overwhelming and, like others said previously, full of the same stuff, over and over. Boobies and fractals and ghouls. My slim contributions aren't worth crap either, but I always feel like I "should" post something every so often.

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Old lady hobbyist.

All visual art or fiction is "playing with dolls."