Dana's Animated Mind

I know, Dana quit your bitching. This character was re-done from an original creation by someone else...he knows who he is, and quite frankly, names do not need to be named. But the other problem that was pointed out...A good deal of E-Fed don't want to shake it up. They want the characters to look exactly the same, and quite frankly, I don't see the fucking point.

I think of it like promotional material, how will one character catch the eye in the sea of others? If they all look the same, who is really going to give a shit? That is a good deal of the reason why I do not make them all look the same, but rather shake it up a little. Use a scenery that is suitable for the character. For example, this dude is suppose to be hellspawned or something, so I figured a little fire wouldn't hurt. If you ask the original creature, he would want two high very intense lighting so he looks like a "Tekken". Umm... ok...whatever you say.

I even had someone rely a message to me that someone wanted a picture that uses Mexi/Maxi/whatever lights. I never heard of these, so I asked. As soon as they started explaining, I told them...No. For starters, I don't use the lights the same way. I could use bulbs, spotlights, distant lights, whatever necessary. Defaults is not an option >:)

You might go "Why are you so passionate about this", and the answer is really simple. Poser, despite it being simple, is an artistic tool that can sometimes not be used to it's fully potential. I won't deny that at one time I produced that kind of work where I would go "Geez I sucked" . I can't name one person who hasn't done that. In fact, I think a majority unless they are lucky, do. Even people who are awesome at traditional media open it up, and play with it before producing a nice beauty. But the folks who really get the most prestige for their work took the time to learn, to experiment, and to grow. When I look at some, I don't see much growth at all. It's sad really.