This is the one of the main reasons why I quit art school.... I was a design communication major (graphic design... whatever your local institution of higher learning calls it)... until I got into an argument with a professor one day. During a class critique one day, I was asked what a certain piece meant to me. In my opinion it showed skill on the artist's part; but, frankly, I didn't really care for it. Trying to be diplomatic, I responded that it meant, to me, that this particular person could draw fairly well. He then asked me what message I was trying to convey in my piece... I stated that I wasn't really trying to "convey" anything. I was merely trying to complete the project while meeting all of criteria for that particular assignment. The professor said, "Well, then, you're not an artist. You're an illustrator." I said, "Fine, I've seen hundreds of commercials on TV for 'starving artist' sales, but I've never heard of any 'starving illustrator' sales."... For some reason, he asked me to leave his class.... sarcasm IS an art form, isn't it?... This is probably why I like the challenges here so much... gimme an assignment and I'll come up with something... BTW... what was the question???? ;D