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Renderosity is an online art community and marketplace for digital artists, with special emphasis on computer-generated 3D graphics, 2D graphics, photography and digital animation. Originally created as a Poser forum, it now has well more than 800,000 members that use a multitude of different pieces of professional digital design software.

History
The community was founded in December 1998 under the name PoserForum.com, reflecting the group's original focus on use of the Poser software. The name was changed to Renderosity by community vote in October 1999. Over time, as the community grew and matured, so did the need to focus less on being a Poser-centric community. Renderosity has since become the community of choice for users of multiple digital applications, both professional and hobbyist.

Content
Renderosity is composed of different areas including forums, communities, a marketplace, and a sister publication Renderosity Magazine (magazine.renderosity.com). A twice weekly newsletter is sent out that recaps the top news stories, as well as new and popular items that are for sale within the marketplace.

Membership
Membership is free, and includes the ability to upload art, browse the marketplace and participate in forum discussions. Prime membership is a paid annual subscription that allows access to additional galleries, a monthly freebie and special coupon, and special pricing on some marketplace items. For the more than 800,000 members, the Renderosity community includes art galleries, tutorials, free downloadable content, discussion forums, artist bio pages, job board, animations, industry news, special interviews and much more. Each of these areas include content for all the popular software programs including DAZ Studio, Autodesk Maya, Lightwave 3D], [[3DS Max, Reallusion, Cinema 4D, Poser, Adobe Photoshop, PaintShop Pro, Blender (software), and more.

Contests
Site-wide contests occur a few times each year, with the two largest being the Halloween and Holiday contests. 3D model creators, animators, graphic designers, photographers and even writers are invited to take part in these contests. The winners are normally chosen by member vote, and awarded prizes that were donated by a multitude of sponsors.

Communities
There are many sub-communities within the site that consist of artists' galleries, tutorials, contests, forums and free stuff submitted by members.

In addition to the more popular programs, Renderosity also has communities and forums for many other graphical applications. These include game developers, fractal creators, world builder software users, 2D artists, photographers and writers.

Marketplace
The Renderosity MarketPlace has the largest content library online to buy or sell computer generated art or, more commonly, components used to generate art, such as clothing for Poser and DAZ Studio or a building or object for game development and animation. In addition, many brokers sell texture packs or add-ons for products created by other brokers. The MarketPlace is open to all Renderosity members and provides a brokerage program for artists interested in selling their digital products. Renderosity's large membership base allows artists access to a huge distribution channel for their products. Professional-quality products are available for popular core software packages.

Each product in The MarketPlace undergoes testing before being released and must follow The Marketplace's submission criteria before being offered for sale. The MarketPlace products have been used in a variety of venues from personal artwork to commercial projects.

Recognition
The top selling vendors are rewarded with various awards given out at the end of each year. Initially the only award given out was the Vendor of the Year - which was given to the vendor who had the most sales for the year. This has since been expanded to include the top selling new member that year (Rookie of the Year), the top selling product of the year (Most Valuable Product), and the vendor with the most number of products sold (All Star).

Site design
Renderosity is owned by Bondware, Inc., and as a result Bondware provides the hosting and basic design of the site. Renderosity is also unique in that it occasionally allows members to choose what the site will actually look like.

The infrastructure of the site is created and managed by Bondware, Inc. The customization and flexibility provided by the Bondware software allows Renderosity to easily provide not only a large community setting, but also a robust marketplace management system to easily track and pay vendors on the site.

Renderosity
Renderosity is an online art community and marketplace for digital artists, with special emphasis on computer-generated 3D graphics, 2D graphics, photography and digital animation. Originally created as a Poser forum, it now has well more than 800,000 members that use a multitude of different pieces of professional digital design software.

History
The community was founded in December 1998 under the name PoserForum.com, reflecting the group's original focus on use of the Poser software. The name was changed to Renderosity by community vote in October 1999. Over time, as the community grew and matured, so did the need to focus less on being a Poser-centric community. Renderosity has since become the community of choice for users of multiple digital applications, both professional and hobbyist.

Content
Renderosity is composed of different areas including forums, communities, a marketplace, and a sister publication Renderosity Magazine (magazine.renderosity.com). A twice weekly newsletter is sent out that recaps the top news stories, as well as new and popular items that are for sale within the marketplace.

Membership
Membership is free, and includes the ability to upload art, browse the marketplace and participate in forum discussions. Prime membership is a paid annual subscription that allows access to additional galleries, a monthly freebie and special coupon, and special pricing on some marketplace items. For the more than 800,000 members, the Renderosity community includes art galleries, tutorials, free downloadable content, discussion forums, artist bio pages, job board, animations, industry news, special interviews and much more. Each of these areas include content for all the popular software programs including DAZ Studio, Autodesk Maya, Lightwave 3D], [[3DS Max, Reallusion, Cinema 4D, Poser, Adobe Photoshop, PaintShop Pro, Blender (software), and more.

Contests
Site-wide contests occur a few times each year, with the two largest being the Halloween and Holiday contests. 3D model creators, animators, graphic designers, photographers and even writers are invited to take part in these contests. The winners are normally chosen by member vote, and awarded prizes that were donated by a multitude of sponsors.

Communities
There are many sub-communities within the site that consist of artists' galleries, tutorials, contests, forums and free stuff submitted by members.

In addition to the more popular programs, Renderosity also has communities and forums for many other graphical applications. These include game developers, fractal creators, world builder software users, 2D artists, photographers and writers.

Marketplace
The Renderosity MarketPlace has the largest content library online to buy or sell computer generated art or, more commonly, components used to generate art, such as clothing for Poser and DAZ Studio or a building or object for game development and animation. In addition, many brokers sell texture packs or add-ons for products created by other brokers. The MarketPlace is open to all Renderosity members and provides a brokerage program for artists interested in selling their digital products. Renderosity's large membership base allows artists access to a huge distribution channel for their products. Professional-quality products are available for popular core software packages.

Each product in The MarketPlace undergoes testing before being released and must follow The Marketplace's submission criteria before being offered for sale. The MarketPlace products have been used in a variety of venues from personal artwork to commercial projects.

Recognition
The top selling vendors are rewarded with various awards given out at the end of each year. Initially the only award given out was the Vendor of the Year - which was given to the vendor who had the most sales for the year. This has since been expanded to include the top selling new member that year (Rookie of the Year), the top selling product of the year (Most Valuable Product), and the vendor with the most number of products sold (All Star).

Site design
Renderosity is owned by Bondware, Inc., and as a result Bondware provides the hosting and basic design of the site. Renderosity is also unique in that it occasionally allows members to choose what the site will actually look like.

The infrastructure of the site is created and managed by Bondware, Inc. The customization and flexibility provided by the Bondware software allows Renderosity to easily provide not only a large community setting, but also a robust marketplace management system to easily track and pay vendors on the site.

Renderosity is an online art community and marketplace for digital artists, with special emphasis on computer-generated 3D graphics, 2D graphics, photography and digital animation. Originally created as a Poser forum, it now has well more than 800,000 members that use a multitude of different pieces of professional digital design software.

History
The community was founded in December 1998 under the name PoserForum.com, reflecting the group's original focus on use of the Poser software. The name was changed to Renderosity by community vote in October 1999. Over time, as the community grew and matured, so did the need to focus less on being a Poser-centric community. Renderosity has since become the community of choice for users of multiple digital applications, both professional and hobbyist.

Content
Renderosity is composed of different areas including forums, communities, a marketplace, and a sister publication Renderosity Magazine (magazine.renderosity.com). A twice weekly newsletter is sent out that recaps the top news stories, as well as new and popular items that are for sale within the marketplace.

Membership
Membership is free, and includes the ability to upload art, browse the marketplace and participate in forum discussions. Prime membership is a paid annual subscription that allows access to additional galleries, a monthly freebie and special coupon, and special pricing on some marketplace items. For the more than 800,000 members, the Renderosity community includes art galleries, tutorials, free downloadable content, discussion forums, artist bio pages, job board, animations, industry news, special interviews and much more. Each of these areas include content for all the popular software programs including DAZ Studio, Autodesk Maya, Lightwave 3D], [[3DS Max, Reallusion, Cinema 4D, Poser, Adobe Photoshop, PaintShop Pro, Blender (software), and more.

Contests
Site-wide contests occur a few times each year, with the two largest being the Halloween and Holiday contests. 3D model creators, animators, graphic designers, photographers and even writers are invited to take part in these contests. The winners are normally chosen by member vote, and awarded prizes that were donated by a multitude of sponsors.

Communities
There are many sub-communities within the site that consist of artists' galleries, tutorials, contests, forums and free stuff submitted by members.

In addition to the more popular programs, Renderosity also has communities and forums for many other graphical applications. These include game developers, fractal creators, world builder software users, 2D artists, photographers and writers.

Marketplace
The Renderosity MarketPlace has the largest content library online to buy or sell computer generated art or, more commonly, components used to generate art, such as clothing for Poser and DAZ Studio or a building or object for game development and animation. In addition, many brokers sell texture packs or add-ons for products created by other brokers. The MarketPlace is open to all Renderosity members and provides a brokerage program for artists interested in selling their digital products. Renderosity's large membership base allows artists access to a huge distribution channel for their products. Professional-quality products are available for popular core software packages.

Each product in The MarketPlace undergoes testing before being released and must follow The Marketplace's submission criteria before being offered for sale. The MarketPlace products have been used in a variety of venues from personal artwork to commercial projects.

Recognition
The top selling vendors are rewarded with various awards given out at the end of each year. Initially the only award given out was the Vendor of the Year - which was given to the vendor who had the most sales for the year. This has since been expanded to include the top selling new member that year (Rookie of the Year), the top selling product of the year (Most Valuable Product), and the vendor with the most number of products sold (All Star).

Site design
Renderosity is owned by Bondware, Inc., and as a result Bondware provides the hosting and basic design of the site. Renderosity is also unique in that it occasionally allows members to choose what the site will actually look like.

The infrastructure of the site is created and managed by Bondware, Inc. The customization and flexibility provided by the Bondware software allows Renderosity to easily provide not only a large community setting, but also a robust marketplace management system to easily track and pay vendors on the site.