I recieved a question asking what the inside of the Log Cabin looked like?  These will eventually be updated to the store page too.

This may just be tired eyes, but where do we vote for the contest entries?  March 8 is the voting dealine.  

I browse with Firefox  and it generally does not display any ads on any site.

I did enjoy using Vue2014 for the longest time,  but must admit I have not rendered with it in atleast five years. In the same way, it was a regular daily visit to Cornucopia and the gallery there,  until it was shut down.  It is interesting how 3D creativity ebbs and flows over time. 

It will never come back to the golden days,  technology has moved on.  Has anyone seen SORA AI cinematic samples from OPenAI????  Like the future is now,  just out there.

Freebie for DS if anyone is interested.

Renderosity Free Stuff area:   https://www.renderosity.com/freestuff/items/97322/1stbastion-candles-light-the-darkness

If you take a look at the store page,  the one gallery image that is cross referenced with this product is a Daz Studio render. That would suggest that you can atleast get it imported into DS,

I have never had a problem importing a poser product into DS, and as long as you have a basic knowledge of the surfaces tab,  you can make adjustment for rendering with both 3DL and iray render options.

We are technically still in winter here,  but the weather outside is spring like mild.  We broke a record yesterday warmest day ever for February at 15C. 

Happy New Year to you.

So true about the thefts and the warez sites,  and as you say,  it is very disheartening for creators. We're gonna stay happy, upbeat and positive. Glad to hear that you have found your creative inspiration again.  Art is supposed to bring joy into the world. Or atleast a reflected  version of it.  It is one of the great things about coming to the community sites,  you get to see new art every single day. 

I pressed the 50% button on the picture,  why does it not keep the sizing when posted? 

Still too quiet,  so I'll offer this Daz Studio 3DL render of Dante78's watermill I rendered last month. 

It's a really nice model with good textures,  but the dark brown poser renders on the store page do not do the quality of the set justice.

You guys are making a lot of valid points.  And whether the governments labels it or not,  it certainly feels like North America atleast is in a recession, a slow down,  but with inflationary pressures at the same time, prices on everything going up, so hobbies are something that end up lower on the priority scale when rent and food is obviously more important. And as mentioned,  3D has always been a global community and chaos in certain parts of the world will also curtail and stop participation. And we can't underestimate the AI generated art disruptor, cause folks that subscribe to one of those, have whole new communities to participate in, whether or not they recognize the ethical concerns. So yah,  15-20 years is a pretty good run,  but it feels, the times, they are changing.

Just curious has anybody tried the Ai generated art stuff? 

Some of us are still here. But many are gone.

Above ground and Below

Interiors and exteriors

I will say when I was writing more consistently,  I'd have a pen and notepad on the nightstand ready for whatever literary drivel would come out at 2am in the morning.  Some of it worked,  others words did not hold up to scrutiny in the light of day.  But it's a good habit,  write down everything,  you never know what those midnight scrawls will inspire next.