Tisa - you've hit on one thing (albeit in a round-about way) that I have a issue with - with myself. I do not consider myself an 'artist' for many of the reasons you put forth - a lot of what I use is not directly made by me. The textures, props, lights, clothing, figure, etc. There are only two things which I would lay claim to as having 'created' (available in my freestuff) and I needed a starting point to even do those. Much the same way an interior decorator takes a bunch of premade/prebought items and compiles a beautiful room - so is my endeavor with what I create in Poser. There are instances in which I modify textures, change them, mess with the lighting a little bit - but nothing major or horribly original. So - I tend to call myself more of a 'compiler'. While I do have PS - I've had PSP longer & am much more familiar with it & use it to do my postwork - yes, I do my own postwork.

If not for all the talented and giving people of this community - the visions which populate my overactive (and yes, perhaps cliche) imagination could never be born. To me it would feel like I was doing a primal scream in a room full of people and they couldn't hear me. Hopeless......helpless...... - thank god for Poser and its community. :) So, revile me for my lack of ability - but my comfort comes from having these tools and items - and any judgement of me for that reason falls on deaf ears.

Also - I learned something new today - I didn't know that when you do an 'action' in PS - that you see all the steps. :) Now, what an interesting way to learn something - in reverse. L It tends to be the best way for me to finally understand something - reading a manual literally makes me tired.