Shade 8 artist and BETA tester, Jürgen Schulz, who won the prestigious German Animago-award with a Shade illustration has said about his images created with Shade, “Without Shade, images would be impossible to realize in such a short time. The program is rich in features which I use to make realistic images easily.”

"One of the many delights of Poser 5 is that a novice can plunge in and do useful work immediately. I'm first a writer, second a publisher and editor (Clocktower Books and monthly web magazine Far Sector SFFH), and last an occasional cover artist. I can't always ask help from artist friends who did some of our earlier covers, so I have to whip out the newer covers myself, often under deadline..."