After much dabbling in using Poser as a reference tool and (in my darker moments) actually *tracing* over Poser renders, I've come across a professional comic book artist who also uses Poser. This is very surprising as I was under the impression that Poser was more of a hobbyist's tool. This artist, however, works for Marvel and I've come across his work in a couple of graphic novels. The use of Poser figures as the basis for his characters is unmistakable; Reed Richards is Michael 3, Miss Marvel is Vicki 3, and the Drax the Destroyer is the Freak.
The problem? These images lack life, for one thing, all the characters looking a little bit stiff and over-shaded. The other is that