Here are three more in the Gladiator series. Last week I had a PM from a member who inquired as to what programs I used to create these images. I answer all PMs but since there may be others who would like to know I'll put my reply here:
I start with Poser, and I still use Poser IV, to get the basic idea. Then I use Painter 8 to touch up the images; the sort of work necessary to make up for Posers shortcomings (Often referred to as Post Work). Then I adjust the size of the image and change the storage method from TIFF to JPEG.
When I get a new computer and a later version of Poser it should shorten this process.
There are some very nice images to be found on the web and in the CW sites because of the technological advances; processors with multiple cores and more memory then most of the old IBM main frames and powerful new software makes getting good results so much easier.
Don't take me wrong; the artist using the software still needs knowledge of how the human body moves and the differences in male and female posture. There are a lot of pictures out there where the women are standing like men.
Maybe I'm wrong but I still think an artist can enhance a Poser rendering no matter how advanced the software might be, and don't forget Poser 4 and the art school version based upon it was meant as a teaching tool in sculptor classes.
Hope you enjoy the pictures and thanks for the question,
Helmut