What is missing? Reality. Now don't get me wrong. I have seen work that comes pretty damned close but close is not quite good enough. Take the best of these images and then composite a real person into the image and the difference becomes immediately obvious. The reason I say that this might be the missing factor is that for some reason the goal in 3D appears to be the pursuit of photorealism. Personally I think this is incredibly limiting but who can argue with what people want? Still, if this is indeed what people seek then failing to achieve it would definitely make one feel something is missing. I do not think this is peculiar to Poser but common amongst all such programs. As I said, I have seen some spectacular work. But when I step outside and actually compare it to the real world... well, it doesn't. However, if you are speaking about an artistic something that might be missing that is an altogether different thing. Even more than my above comment, what follows is highly opinionated. When I look at the majority of work I see only a thing. That thing might be a mountain or a flower or a temple Vickie. But in most cases it is little more than a rendition so my reaction is "Nice but so what?" What I fail to see is a reason for that picture's existence. What is the artist" trying to communicate? What emotion is being expressed? If the image evokes no other reaction from me than "pretty" then I consider it to be ultimately empty. Some very well done work falls into this category because I do not perceive art, only craftsmanship. And they are not the same thing. I expect this is going to be a highly unpopular opinion but please understand that it is only that- an opinion- and nothing more. As such I will voice it but have no intention of pursuing the pointless exercise of defending it. We see what we see. - Jack Valero