[hmm...after several years of art classes (as electives), I made several important discoveries..can't draw, can't paint, and don't work well withceramics..;) If a mechanic wants to go through life with only a hammer in his toolkit, then hopefully he'll only do nails..;) 3d progs are a godsend for me, since my motor skills aren't sufficient to reliably repeat a drawing..;) I think any artist is someone who makes art]

Hey Nu-be...you are indeed an artist. If Poser is your tool to express you artistic inclinations then go for it. I bet that the several years of art classes have helped you to appreciate that there have been some who just had that "gift" to draw and paint as have the "Masters." And for those of us who do not have the "gift" nothing takes the place of perseverence. I know a lady who never did any art her whole life, that is until she hit her 50's. She just thought she'd try and now she's in her 60's and has blue ribbons for her paintings. I'm sure that your years of classes show progress and were not in vain. It is however, a real gas to have these computer programs to go beyond our wildest dreams. It seems some have misinterpreted my point about traditional art. But I think you can agree that there is a whole lot more to what goes into a traditional masterpiece than what we can achieve with the computer.

I see that you are a Strata 3D buff. I give a thumbs up to your being a digital sculptor. I enjoyed your renditions of the Mellotron and the Hammond. I had a Hammond M-100 when I was a teen. I played that sucker to death. I can still play a mean "Clarinet Polka" : ) I missed that ol organ...that is until I found out that the computer...yes...the computer gave me my ol Hammond back. There's a company called Native Instruments that makes a software version of the Hammond that you can even move the drawbars just like the real thing. And talk about the real thing...it sounds just like "the real thing." They even produce a software version of the Mellotron. The sound is identical to the real thing. Just plug in your MIDI keyboard and go. Uncanny!!!