I didn't make nasty comments, and if you BOTHERED to read the comments posted in mine, you will see I get critisism in my gallery as well. I don't get all bent out of shape, rather I USE those comments to better my work instead of whining like a child about being harrassed. I'm not in the hot 20 precisely because I don't cheat. I don't have an army of buddies poised to jump onto a posted image and vote willy nilly until my image hits the hot 20. Oh, I suppose I could, but what exactly would that say about my art? The REAL votes from the ESTABLISHED artists are what mean something to me. What if they don't vote? Well I guess then I should work harder and USE those constructive comments to fix my images. Its all about "credibility". With 5 uninspired basic poser images in the gallery, it speaks VOLUMES for your credibility. Don't believe me? Ask around. I'm not out for "popular". I want to be the BEST I can be. If that means my art isn't good enough to vote into the hot 20, well so be it.

<> No one here is limiting what you can and can't do. Perhaps you protest overmuch? Highest authority of what? No one on this site has EVER had 5 images in the hot 20 at once, Not Toxic Angel, nor Skooldaze or even Blackhearted. That in itself should say something, eh? I'm sure you can't argue with those statistics. If you are not cheating, how is it that you have managed to get 5 images in the poser hot 20 when even the BEST of the poser artists have not? I'm sure you cannot deny that it is quite a mystery to the other artists here who strive to make the hot 20 that you make it with every single image you post. That is unheard of success for a beginner and for the level of expertise you have at this point in time. Food for thought.

There is nothing wrong with asking for help. However, there is something VERY wrong about manipulating the galleries to get an image into the hot 20. There are people who have been on this site for years polishing their art. To have so many of your images in the hot 20 that are at the most basic level of poser is a shame. Sone very good advice from a known poser artist. Polish your craft. Learn how to make expressions. Use new models. Explore different lighting environments. Leant to do post work. Stop getting your buddies to kangaroo your images into the hot 20. Until then those of us that DO work hard at making our art better feel nothing but disgust and shame at someone who cheats.

I'm quite sure you have permission to link back, but to use one of their images? I doubt it. They haven't given permission to anyone for that, ever. I can't imagine them changing their policy for one person. Could you post that permission please? That would end all the arguments.

Yes, that is what I saw, however,(and this is a big one) Both Vallejo and Bell do NOT want their images used even in links. I know, I've asked. They are pretty darn ugly about it too. I'm sure once they get the mail she will be getting a nasty gram pronto.

Poppi, come on over to DeviantArt. You can find my gallery here http://darkswan.deviantart.com

Well, her website just opened. And yes, I see Toxic Angel's image there and a few others. However, they are lonks back to the artists sites. That kind of a gray area.

Poppi, I was on those lists too. Got booted once I found out they were warezers and I spoke out against it. I was hounded and harrassed endlessly in email to the point of having to change email addresses. I got many many lectures that it was okay to get pirate copies if you couldn't afford it "by a high school teacher" on the list. Her rational? They were improving their lives by using those programs. When I pointed out it was a crime, she got real nasty to me. I have no respect for people like that, and if indeed the artist on the hot 20 is one of those, well then, I have no respect for her either. Hopefully the other legitimate artists on this site will read this and adjust their perceptions accordingly. But don't hold your breath.

Unfortunately, Poppi, the link has been disabled due to excess bandwidth. That means there is no proof.

It's a real shame that some people cheat to get noticed. Considering the artist and the quality of the images, I'm not surprised at all.

for the same reason you decided to POST it here.

Trying that now... And crossing my fingers

One of the main problems is that the .obj for each clothing piece is IN the character library folder, NOT the geometry folder. If you changed anything in the unzipping path(unzip in the Poser4 directory) then Poser can't find the .obj.

He should be banned. Problem is, vermin like this generally come back under a new alias.

I have a feeling Curious Labs is busy working on the bugs and patchs for p5 right now. the Content paradise is prolly a very low priority