Hello all. This is Bob, the guy that pissed a bunch of you off a little while ago. Well, I've been plugging away at Poser and think I'm making some headway with it. Here's my latest piece combining Poser with Bryce 5. Thanks to some of you who gave me a few tips and a good swift kick in the arse! Bob

Wow... not bad. The background metallics look a lot like Vickimess' style - I'm assuming they came from Bryce? /P

Yeah, the background stuff is all Bryce and then I worked on the whole image in PhotoShop 6. I've only been using Poser seriously for the past two months or so. I've had it on my office computer for four years, but never had a reason to use it! But I'm really getting into it now! Bob

You're doing absolutely fantastic for someone who has only been using Poser seriously for a couple months. Geesh, you should have seen the bonehead stuff I put out for the first few months till my friends here set me straight! Keep up the good work. Ron

Thanks, Ron... Like I said, I have toyed with Poser off and on over the past 3-4 years because it was on my office computer. I managed to teach myself how to make a person, move the arms and legs, add clothes, etc. But I didn't have any real use for it. Then a friend of mine told me about Victoria and Michael. I checked them out and decided it was time to get serious about Poser because I suddenly saw the awesome creative potential of blending the realistic Poser figures with Bryce and 3DStudioMAx backgrounds. So I'm in the process now of learning as much as I can and preparing a portfolio of NEW 3d work. Not that I'm giving up my paints and airbrush, but rather I'm exploring a new uncharted path in my nearly 30 year art career.

The thing is, Bob, that people with traditional art experience often do some of the most amazing 3D work by combining their 2D experience with 3D. 3D makes so many things easier, and a few things harder. It's just a matter of pulling your vision out of the software. I think you have a great start. Have you considered Painter from Corel ProCreate for postwork? You can use your paints and airbrush (including a "drying engine") right on your computer. My favorite Painter 6 brushes are "loaded oils" and "wet luscious." =)