Quote - but it doesn't seem to take long once you master lighting period.  all the people i've seen who use Maxwell and Vray produce equally splendid renders in Poser or D|S.  it can take a while to render, but if you have a set style and type of light, once you establish those, you're pretty much done with the tweaking.  tweaking is only for those of foolhardy enough to want to keep getting better rather than maintaining status quo.

Perfectionism can be the same across the board -- like one civil engineer that I used to work with.  He'd never dream of merely wadding up a piece of paper and throwing it in the trash can.  He always carefully folded the paper, and neatly placed it in the trash can.  Needless to say, his clothes, hair, vehicle, and desk area were always immaculate.  His desire to get everything in its proper place got him into a little tiff with the boss on several occasions -- because he was never willing to delegate anything.  His standards were such that he'd try to do not only his job -- but he'd also do jobs that were supposed to be given over to others to handle.  Every line had to be precisely square, and every "i" dotted just so........he himself admitted to me on several occasions that he wasted a lot of time on minor tasks, painfully trying to get everything lined up just right.

Perfectionists can be like that.  And they are never satisfied......there's always another remaining piece that needs to be tweaked.  Such a character trait can be a strength, if it's controlled.  But taken too far, it can be a waste of valuable time -- time which should not be spent majoring on minors.

Another characteristic of perfectionists is that they can be highly intolerant of any perceived lack of perfection in others -- which can make them difficult to work with.

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