i like to make as much of my own stuff, as i possibly can. why? for me, it is fun. granted, i can't make a "from scratch" v3...but, i make a decent sled, dress, or skin texture. some folks spend tons of time on "postwork"...i call my work "pre work". then, when i get my lil shitty 5 minutes of "fame" before all the gallery entries move me down to page 7...for just those few minutes i know that my little graphic contains elements that are TOTALLY UNIQUE. I DON'T SELL THEM. I DON'T GIVE THEM AWAY. THEY ARE ONE OF A KIND!!! that feels real good. it's alot more fun, i think, than cloning one's way into the hot 20.