Re: Is it Art?
Posted by ODS on 2008/9/7 9:49:03
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That's true, but the point is that the majority of Poser users don't have to do any of the "hard stuff" that a traditional artist has to do in order for their inspiration and their vision to really take shape. It's already been done for them by other people. I guess my analogy would be that the average Poser user is the equivalent of an inker and colourist in the comic industry. Yes, it takes effort and skill to make it look good, but everything they do is building on another artist's work -- it's adding to existing work, not creating something entirely their own.
I'm very happy with the way this Poser image turned out: Mr. Freeze
But the fact is, no matter how much I may like it, the only truly original things in this image -- the only things I actually did myself -- are the lights, the displacement map for his wrinkles and the texture on his armour.
And that's why, in my opinion, so many people don't classify Poser art as REAL art -- because 99% of Poser users wouldn't be able to do what they do without other people creating the content for them. And I suspect that's also why so many Poser users (again, especially at Renderosity) have such thin skins.
petercotton wrote:
...i still think my analogy holds true, because, the computer is merely a tool. yes poser/DS makes the proportions correct and wutnot, but thats not all a picture needs...
That's true, but the point is that the majority of Poser users don't have to do any of the "hard stuff" that a traditional artist has to do in order for their inspiration and their vision to really take shape. It's already been done for them by other people. I guess my analogy would be that the average Poser user is the equivalent of an inker and colourist in the comic industry. Yes, it takes effort and skill to make it look good, but everything they do is building on another artist's work -- it's adding to existing work, not creating something entirely their own.
I'm very happy with the way this Poser image turned out: Mr. Freeze
But the fact is, no matter how much I may like it, the only truly original things in this image -- the only things I actually did myself -- are the lights, the displacement map for his wrinkles and the texture on his armour.
And that's why, in my opinion, so many people don't classify Poser art as REAL art -- because 99% of Poser users wouldn't be able to do what they do without other people creating the content for them. And I suspect that's also why so many Poser users (again, especially at Renderosity) have such thin skins.
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