Ronstuff, I am not against anything, either. I don't fear anything and my motives are not selfish. And I am not campaigning against it. I just like things to make sense to me. I would rather see ONE gallery based on the talent of the artists in the community with options for the artist to include the tool(s) they used in the description. To me, the art is more important, NOT the tools I used to make it. The tools should not be the main focus. Like dialyn said, we have different perspectives. And like dialyn, I'm done with this subject as well. Peace

I just read through and saw that some are looking for a 'Pure Poser' gallery. This makes no sense. That's like someone asking specifically for a 'No. 2 Pencil' gallery pecause all they use is a No. 2 pencil for drawing and tough luck to anyone using a No.2 and an HB pencil. Besides, the only 'pure' Poser image is one rendered with Poser straight out of the box. The moment you download a prop, character or texture and use it, you no longer have a 'pure' Poser. Especially since other 3D and 2D apps were used to make props and textures. In other words, mixed media. Poser is the tool you use to create an image. Do you want to showcase your image or the software? That's why I think the galleries should not be based on the software used but focus on the artwork and talent of the community. As long as we have the capability to search for the type of images we prefer, there should be no problems.

I just found another 2 cents in my pocket, sorry, but I think this is a good one! After thinking about it one more time, the genres are o.k. IF all artwork is treated as artwork. What I mean is no more Poser gallery, no more Bryce gallery, etc.. but just one big art gallery divided by the generes. Perhaps a dropdown tab for 'Tools Used' if you want to specify what software and/or hand tools you used. What do you all think?

Sorry, but I have another 2 cents to add. Personally, I think the galleries were working fine as they were. If it wasn't broken, why fix it? Most artwork can easily fall under many catagories, not just one. Do we then post an image under each genre it falls under? It doesn't make much sense to have to micro-catagorize your images in an open gallery like this.

I posted images tonight and nearly went nuts trying to find the right genre. I think you have too many. Some can be consolidated. Examples: the Faeries genre could just as easily fall under Fantasy and Pinups could fall under Glamour. Just adding my 2 cents.

I'm prompted to log in even when I click on the link in my comment notify e-mail. This is only an annoyance at work because I don't keep my password saved there. Out of curiosity, is there any reason for this new policy?

This is sad news. I was ready to re-render some of my images for the purpose of making prints. The only question I have is are the prints sold in the MarketPlace exclusively? There are plenty of art stores that sell prints over the internet. Would a joint venture with some of these stores be possible? Perhaps a link on their sites to the prints here at the MarketPlace? There are people always looking for something new and different to hang on their walls. If the sale of artist's work are sold exlusively in a community of artists then sales may not be so good. But, if you make the prints availiable to a wider range of people, it's possible that sales may increase. Just a thought.