is it just me, or is the creativity in the Poser Gallery dawdling? i frequently go through and browse, and i download all the ones i think are especially good. on "good," i rate based on a couple things: technical skill (which is least important), emotion/message in the image, and creativity. I've noticed that of late, the creativity and the feeling have been sucked out of many images. these days, many artists simply go to the marketplace, download/buy characters and props, and then arrange them in the scene with predefined poses, which are again either bought or downloaded. now i ask: where is the creativity in that? now i understand many artists on Renderosity are new, or that their skills are not up to par with those who have been using the program for a while now. i am actually one of these. however, it starts to get to me when i see the same recycled poses, often with the same props and characters as well. i take one look at those, label them 'test renders' and move on. now i'm not saying let's do away with posting test renders, or even creating a separate gallery for them; contrary, i would like to keep those test renders in the main Poser gallery for everyone to respond to. however, my challenge to all the artists here is to create something with feeling. next time you have a pose in mind, maybe do it yourself. create something that has a special meaning, not just 'trying something on for size.' and by all means, please feel free to respond to this message and let me know what you think!