Well, in terms of a lottery, you just giving money away and see if you can really win something. We have a similar thing here in South Africa. People cue up every Wednesday to throw their money away, there's no work involved. Now with a contest, you put down a small amount of money and submit your artwork (Your best work) to stand a chance to win money or prizes or even a showcase on your work or something. What I would like to know, would people concider entering a contest with a non-refundable submission fee to stand a chance at winning a larger cash prize. I've noticed that people are more willing to enter contests that have no entry fee and get something out of it. It's still the same principle but the curency is different (Your artwork). I mean, if your were to submit your work for a contest, are you real sure that you will win. It's still the same principle at the end of the day. It was just something I was curious about. Was doing some research regarding contests in general.

I see... what if it were with DeviantArt or CGSociety? Would you still consider entering a contest with this type of prize.

It's $1.50... not $1,500.00

I mean, do you have any tips on how I can improve my style. Digital art and drawing are two different mediums and I'm only starting out with colour. Any suggestions on what books I can get that will explain the use of colour better?

Thanks for your comment SoulTaker. I'll keep the posting thing in mind. Do you have any tips on my latest piece?

I will let you guys know how it goes with the project. I'll post some shots once I've got the final production sorted out.

I'm also a neebie to Poser, it could be just that I understand 3D from my 3D Studio Max and Maya background. I've been working with 3D Studio Max since version 2 and so much has changed in the 3D industry. So many options and so many packages. I think Poser is a good place to start, but if you want to get deeper into 3D, I would suggest trying one of these products.

Me neither, something told me to go to the site, because I often visit Daz3D.com to check out the free stuff. I think it's a surprise to all of us.

I.m busy downloading them right now. It's going to take about 2 hours to download.

Hey Smoovie, Thanks for looking, let me know if you do find any lime green waste products. This render was just a test, I'll probably make more renders from different angles.

Thanks Operaguy, I'll keep that in mind. I just find that, when I make a high res texture map, it always seems to look pixelated, but i think that was just my setting when I trieded to render a scene in Poser. But thanks again for that tip about the skin textures and the lights.

"...This secret lab, located somewhere far in the Indian Ocean, uses human electric brain waves to generate energy to run the complex. Other's are used to run and control equipment to transfer bio-chemical waste to the incinerator which is 5000 miles from the location..." I think that would be a suitable begining. What do you think, Smoovie?

Hi there Operaguy, Thanks for your comments. I will answer your questions. Here goes. Props: The props I found under the R'Osity free stuff section. All I did was, installed the props and inserted them into the scene, that's all. One day, when i have more time, I will create my own props. This render was just a test on how well my computer could handle the render. Depth of Field: I used the default DOF in Poser 5, that's all. No motion blur was used, but I thought of using it. Lighting: I used 2 lights, one standard white light and a red light. Textures: The texture on the character was a mat that I got under the Free Stuff section as well. I guess I had to make a note of all the props and textures that I used in this scene. Your other questions answered: 1) I really don't know what's in the containers, could be ready to fill up with some strange liquid or something. 2) As the title says, "...Escape", she just got unplugged. Any suggestions on how I can get the textures on the character to look more realistic? Thanks, V