this is why i encourage people not to turn on image ratings. it keeps the trolls at bay. besides, all youll ever get is either perfect 10s, 9s, or 1s and 2s from trolls. noone ever uses it properly. as for the comment? yes, its quite harsh - especially the fact that it lacks imagination. i went through neojin's gallery, and 99% of it is just him recolouring comic artist's inks, or photos. that doesnt exactly reek of imagination now, does it? smittms' pic? technically speaking its not that great - but hes a new artist, and i see progression in every one of his pics. and apparently hes trying to do something different, which is great - im tired of seeing naked VV on a black background. and the technical skill will develop FAST, poser has a shallow learning curve. hell, hes getting off to a much better start that i did, my first images sucked. yet if i would have gotten a comment like what neojin or whatever left him, i probably never would have posted here again. (im sure that would make a lot of people here happy, hehe). happy easter folks, yes, even the trolls ;) cheers, -gabriel