dona_ferentes opened this issue on Jun 19, 2002 ยท 20 posts
usslopez posted Wed, 19 June 2002 at 12:28 PM
Hello Morphy, I have a degree in fine art and I too thought the same thing. Is it art if I use things others have created like skin textures and buildings. After using Poser for a while I've found out that I enjoy using things others have created and using them my own way and using them to create things that I see in my head. I love doing watercolor, working with clay and photography but I also love working with Poser. Doing so allows me to use Photoshop and Bryce to enhance scenes, colors and textures. Recently I started scanning my watercolors into my computer then using Photoshop to enhance the colors. At first I thought it was cheating but then I was like... hey..who cares they look better! Just like I'll pay up to $20 for a tube of paint I don't mind paying a few $ for a model I can use over and over again and thank heaven for the people who do freestuff "hats off" to them. Eventually the paint will go and I'll have to buy another tube but the model will last as long as my computer holds out. I say use any medium you can get your hands on to express yourself and get together with others to share ideas. I see it all as collaboration. Just my two cents... 8^) happy rendering!