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Gabe, I have to agree with you here. On BOTH respects. Now, I normally don't postwork, except to use Unsharp Mask, and occasionally lighten the image, create a duplicate layer, and convert it to overlay mode and play with the opacity, to help bring out the colors and the subject. But while I do everything I can to have a good render straight out of Poser, I have the utmost respect for people like you, Rio, Toxic Angel, SnowSultan, and all the others who can take a relatively ordinary Poser render, and bring it into another program and convert it into a stunning, absolutely amazing demonstration of CG art skill. It is quite beyond me to even begin to approach this degree of capability. However, my goal is often quite different than most. I tend to make more humorous images, lighthearted, as opposed to sexy seductresses or haunting scenes. If I bring a chuckle to someone's face, like I have with the pic above, then I feel the image did its job. Only rarely have I set out to do something that wasn't humorous, or specifically intended to be something more "Serious", even in promo renders. Usually those are character studies, such as my "Grey Lensman" image. But I digress. Someone tells me I'm not an artist? I ask them to define art. If they can't, then I blow them off. If they do, then I point out how what I do, then, -IS- a form of art, using their own definition. That usually either shuts them up, or opens their eyes.Obviously, I would prefer the latter, but I can deal with the former. Cheers, all. Going back to make some more funny pictures.

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