Is using poser really making art? Options

[Hexis]

Poser is a 3d modeling program... people make stuff on it and call it their "art."
Is it really art to take a 3D model and make it do stuff, then adding lots of other little things in the picture?
One might say that this isn't true art, but others say this is simply an art form.
I think that the "art" in 3D modeling is yourself and your ablitiy to think of a scene and create it anyway possible, even with poser.
Your thoughts and opiouns concerning 3D art?

[MerGirl]

Poser is a 3d modeling program... people make stuff on it and call it their "art."
Is it really art to take a 3D model and make it do stuff, then adding lots of other little things in the picture?
One might say that this isn't true art, but others say this is simply an art form.
I think that the "art" in 3D modeling is yourself and your ablitiy to think of a scene and create it anyway possible, even with poser.
Your thoughts and opiouns concerning 3D art?

Well, it is art in a way... Kind of like when you make your own mod for Morrowind, Oblivion, and other games: You alter something and make it your own artistic vision.

Now, the controversial thing (on the business and fairness aspect) about Poser that 3D artists complain about is, that, if you are looking for work in the 3D animation/modeling industry, Poser is not going to help too much on the modeling for 3D aspect. (Because, you are just basically altering someone else's model and calling it your own. When you work in Pixar or some other 3D animation company, you have to be able to make your own 3D models). However, Poser does teach you animation and texturing and posing/boning, which is good.

Still, I think it is still considered art... just a bit different. As long as it looks good artistically, it is still art. It's like fanart to me. (However, on the other side of it, it's not technically all of your art. You still have to give credit to the artists who worked so hard on making the models/props that you are using.)

Now, if you made your own model, rigged it, and animated it all by yourself (or with a team of other animators), then it is your art (and 3D is art... just a different medium).

This post has been edited by MerGirl: May 7 2006, 10:40 PM