Howdy, 
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robert952 wrote:
I found this forum in a roundabout way... but at least I found it.  I like what I see but I have some questions before I post a couple of pieces.
1.  In the 3D gallery, what constitutes "original characters"?  
 for original character it is a character you or a non-professional created. Like my character Winterhawk, or even Lady Heromorph. if you can find them in a book, comic, or something like that then they go elsewhere.
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2.  Do these have to be new morphs, textures, or does it include using props and morphs from the usual sources?  Example, I have a piece or two using DAZ characters, props, etc.  But the lighting, posing, outfitting etc is my concept.  Acceptable? 
 yes it certainly would be. 
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3.  Or do you put such as these in other areas (such as "SciFi" or "Fantasy")?
 Sci-fi and fantasy got there own spots because they were getting a lot of posts. so they sort of got their own sections due to volume. 
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4.  I still consider myself a hobbyist in the 3D area.  But I approach my 'projects' as an assignment with a goal in mind (Ex, I have a fantasy type book and a  'future/sci fi' magazine cover)?  Are such finished works acceptable in the galleries?  
 they most certainly are. 
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5.  If I wanted a mod to look at the pieces and help direct to the appropriate gallery, what's the best way to get such sage advise?  
 either e-mail or PM. any of the site mod, including myself will be more then happy to help. A lot of us have day jobs etc. so it may take a day to reply, but we will all reply eventually. my e-mail is 
winterhawk200@yahoo.ca if you ever need my help. just remember to put heromorph in the subject line or my spam filter may eat your message. 
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6.  I assume postwork in a 2D package is not considered manipulation that manip is reserved for heavy 'chopping' of a photo.  Correct?
 correct, here a manip starts with a photo, no matter how much you post a 3d base image, here we still consider it 3d.
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Thanks for the advise and insight
Regards,
Robert952
Welcome to Heromorph!