I can fool you.

Fragg1960

chohole said:

I have to agree with Jared here, I look for art rather than realism, if i wanted a realistic look I would have studied photgraphy instead of art and design, however if you want realsim, you can't get much better than this image which is posted in the gallery here. Sadly she doesn't say which program she used.

http://www.daz3d.com/gallery/#images/18666

When 3D is done right--it is mind-blowing. The problem is that 99% of the time it is not done well (because it's hard to do well) and that gives it a bad rap since there are a lot of folks posting mediocre 3d on the web. Most 3d art won't fool anyone that does 3d--it can impress them, but rarely fool them.

I agree with Chohole, though. If you want realism you'll get there faster by picking up a camera. I personally don't even use the renders I make other than as reference for drawing and painting so achieving realism in 3D for me is useless. I much prefer to stylize the figures to make something a bit more interesting to paint from than replicating something I can see on the street. Even ultra-realistic painting for me seems silly--if you want that level of detail, take a photo.