Help with modeling

 From:  keith1961 (KEITH)
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Hi all
Its interesting to see the difference in the renders. The Cinema 4d one looks almost real. I rather liked my Carrara render even though It looks like its all carved from one big log. Are you others using texture maps? Is Cinema 4d much better than Carrara is it just that I'm not doing a very good job of rendering.

Michael I hope you don't mind me using your Moi forum to talk about rendering.
Keith