I think the term "Artist" gets thrown around Way Too much nowadays. We should start using more specific terms:

I would have to say that rendering pictures in Poser does NOT make you an Artist. For example, anyone can use a camera, but does that make you a "Photographer"? Not really. If my 5 year old cousin uses her "Crayola Crayon" picture creater to create pictures on the computer does that mean She's an Artist? No.

For those of you who create soley in Poser, I would actually consider you more of a "3D Compositor" or "3D Designer" (One who creates a composition or a design). You are basically composing a picture from existing objects. But, if you created the figures yourself, then I'd consider you a "3D Modeler".

If you use Poser to create a base for you to bring into a painting program where you actually use some painting skill to "Enhance" the final artwork, then your more of a "Postwork Designer" or maybe even a "Technical Designer".

There has got to be a better/more specific way to describe what you are doing because there is no way you can lump all artists in one group. I mean, come on, can you really compare the work of Van Gogh to someone who clicks a "Character" button, clicks a "Pose" button, clicks a "Light" button, then clicks the "Render" button?????