i know how you feel hon especially in the wintertime with xmas approaching,thats one thing.take a little break i support you as good as i can . on the other hand this chart system sucks it is not well done.when we have had the 50s charts there was at least sometimes the chance to sneak in at number 40 whatever and have the feeling to belong to the crowd lol. i just try to avoid looking at the charts. be well hon..good luck on your doctors visit.

Happy halloween to you too, awesome image! Hope to see you soon again here ^^.

Wow - this is fantastic, Ute! Love the colours and the lighting is perfect. Love it. Happy Halloween to you, too :^)

Lovely Halloween scene Ute, you have done a super render here.. I have to agree about the art chart but I think to get on it one has to be either exceptional artist (and a few are here,) but not me that I know. I might make number 200 with a big push or I need to comment and favour on every 7000+ artist work to get enough in return, which I neither have the time or inclination to do. Yes I think there should be the best 100 images of the day or week.. oh well can't have everything wee do have our emails back though ya.. Have some time out Ute and recharge the batteries.. PS. If we got a comment or favour for every view in a Nudity tagged picture we would be on the chart. One just has to go to the whats new in the galleries and run the mouse over the ones that say nudity and you see they have 100's and 100's of views and ones that are not tagged nudity have way way less like maybe 50-100 views. I think the nudity tag has the exact opposite to what it was intended. Remove it again and we would have less views I think some people just come on rendo to look at the nudies!! lol.. but they are to embarrassed to comment and let people know they are looking at them... Sorry for hijacking your posting Ute.. Hugs Barry.

Schön gruselig und tolles Licht, ja Halloween ist schon wieder sehr nahe! Gönn dir eine schöne Pause, das hilft. Liebe Grüße!

Happy Halloween Ute and take a break if you need it ! Ne prend pas cela trop à coeur, nous ne sommes que des hobbyistes, nous aimons faire des images 3d et nous les postons ici en espérant que les gens vont les apprécier ... il ne faut rien attendre de plus ... par ailleurs, je pense que presque personne ne regarde la galerie en fonction des Art Charts : cette semaine j'y suis en tant qu'artiste favori, cela n'a pas fait augmenter le nombre de views de mes images ;-) Prends soin de toi, bisoussssss

Happy Halloween to you!

Ute, it is a fantastic Hallloween image. Cool lighting and great subjects. Bravo!

Chère Ute, repose toi et prends bien soin de toi. Il ne faut pas prendre trop à coeur les Charts; Moi je ne les regarde jamais, sauf les 5 fois en 11 ans où j'ai reçu un message de Rendo pour me dire que j'y étais.Les 20 premiers changent tous les jours en plus et ce ne sont que des statistiques. Pour moi la seule chose qui compte vraiment , ce sont les commentaires des amis chers. Voilà! Je t'embrasse bien fort. Odile PS.Très effrayante image d'Halloween! :o)))))

Art charts? We have art charts? Lmao. Its the people/artists that place them there, not Rendo. But I understand the need to have time to get back to oneself. I'm here if you ever want to talk, sweetie. Hugz ")

Não deixe art chart incomodá-la minha amiga. è triste ver mais uma amiga e artista afastar-se, mas espero que os seus outros motivos se resolvam e em breve retornes.Esplendida realização e obra, aplausos (5) Lassen Sie es nicht stört Tabelle bist mein Freund. Sad zu einem anderen Freund und Künstler weg sehen, aber ich hoffe, dass Ihr aus anderen Gründen aufgelöst werden und bald retornes.Esplendida Leistung und Arbeit, Applaus (5)

Ein gruseliges aber tolles Halloween Bild ;-) Ruhe dich schön aus und lasse es dir gut gehen, ich kann es ja verstehen.

Tolles Halloween-Bild. Gönne Dir mal die Pause und entspanne ein bisschen!

Happy Halloween Ute, reorganize and return soon. Have to agree with your sentiments! Be Well! Wonderful Halloween Image!

Great scene, Ute! Great composition and lights here! A very fine - and fun, idea! ;o) The rating system?..Hum, if it only favorite few as it is, I don't see the meaning of it, regarding to present some new (or old) good artists and their work. Not because the charted artist not are skilled, but it will be in a particular changre. I have seen - and still visit - great artist who never have a chance as it is to be presented. Without meaning to offend anybody, it easily become what could be called some sort of "mainstream" on the charts. I'm just a hobbyist but young artist who want and exibithion window maybe don't get the change to be exposed. Have some nice days "off", Ute! :o) JohnnyC

Awesome!

Magnificent image Ute!!! I love this. I understand your frustrations Ute. Your work is always among the best I've seen. I know mine would never make the charts even if they had it set at 200, so I never even look at the art charts. Take the time you need to recharge your self, but please stay in touch. Both you and Rene have become important parts of our life for both Glenda and I. We look forward to you returning in the hopfully near future. :) It will soon be the Christmas season and that tends to cause people to be very very busy. Personal problems need your attention more than on line does. Please take good care of yourself and come back to us when you are ready.

versteh dich bestens ...mit beidem !!alles liebe und gönne dir die zeit wirklich !! hugs

Great job on this really wild Halloween image Ute

very sorry about the burn out Ute, been there many times, and i'm about there again, will miss you hon. hope you come back soon.

Very beautiful scene, Ute Take all the time you need to get yourself centered in life. Take care and come back soon

Why is that art chart so importent you aint gonna win anything do your art and be happy and stuff the stupid rating system it stinks i could give you a list of all the amazing true artists on here with 3 or four comments thats who should be on a chart sad but im sick of hearing about something that means nothing my friends here are what matters to me the ones who support me comment or no comment you shouldnt worry about it ute i deleted my gallery but was begged by so many friends to come back which humbled me but believe me being top of charts and pages are the least of my worries and they should be the least of yours you have wonderful friends here who support you and will miss your daily smile factor you bring to the gallery the chart is nothing it means nothing hope you stay ute because my fingers hurt after all that hugs lou x

wonderful image!

Fantastic image! I love the lighting! I'm sorry you will be leaving for a while, but I totally understand the need for a break and some distance from things that frustrate you. Take care my friend and come back refreshed!

I hope you will be back soon! There are a lot of us who enjoy your work & will miss you!

Snakes alive! Great render. Sorry to see you take leave, but I understand the need to rest because, after all, you do crank these renders out at great speed, and they are all good. I don't know about the charts because I've never looked at them, but 7000+ accounts is a lot to compete with. You have a Happy Halloween too, and my thoughts are with you as you take time to reflect.

This is sad to hear Ute...I'm biting my tongue not to say anything to offend others here and won't mention names but I totally agree Ute...I've vented on this subject before and will say until they revamp the system and add categories that a lot of us here will never see their names in lights until scantly clad/naked/borderline porn gets it's own chart so the rest of us that don't create that type of art have a better chance...We all know sex sells and it's a driving force here to those that know how to create it and is why art like yours /mine and others will never see the light of day....Sad really...I'm not a prude or dead at the waist by any means and enjoy looking at that type because I'm a guy and not ashamed to admit it but until Rendo Staff gives sexual character art it's own separate chart away from the rest then I'm sure at some point more that do care to see their art make the grade will never see it get there and will follow in your footsteps...I've been site mailed on occasion being asked ..."why don't you learn Poser" and add scantly clad women next to the classic cars you create...My anwser has and always be the same...If I can't impress you without having a naked or semi naked women draped across the hood of my car then my apologies...My Art should be able to stand on it's own merits without the added distraction...besides...this sends me a clear message that you have really no interest in looking at all at the hard work(sometimes many days of it)that I spent creating this and you'd rather see a naked women instead?...sorry there are many many more talented artists here that do that and I have no issues with but I'm not going to go in that direction even if it gives me a foot in the door to make these charts...If I can't get there on my art and my art alone then maybe I don't deserve to be there........... Ute My Dear I am really saddened that you are leaving for the reasons stated and if it makes you feel any better your not the only one here that feels this way and maybe others need to speak up as well and not say one thing and do the opposite...Last time I checked that's the definition of what being a hypocrite is in my dictionary...Ok off my soap box.... I've always enjoyed what you do and will miss your art even if it's only for a short time and I hope you do return and that the Rendo staff will revamp the chart system here because it has been broken for a long time and until who ever doesn't stop favoring one type of art then it will never be fair to others here that spend a lot of time creating something in hopes of at least once in awhile of making these charts....me included.....It's not something I think about every day but I do still think about it....Nice to open the mailbox and see an ebot stating "congratulations you've made the charts" but that's only a dream for now.....(sigh)...

wonderful

Ein sehr schönes, gruseliges Halloween-Bild! Ich hoffe, dass dir die Auszeit gut tut und du bald wieder bei uns sein kannst. Ich werde deine herzerfrischenden Bilder vermissen. Alles Gute für dich!!

I'm very sorry you are leaving, Ute, I understand, though. On my end, I have lost comments from people I have know here for years with no explanation. They just disappeared. I think there are too many cliques here and that is part of the problem. Not all great work gets reconized or even commented on. The vue gallery has little participation and there is beautiufl work there. Well, come back soon. Hugz, Sherrie