The question is as bad as! "I have a wordproccesor, are the words mine, since they exist on a keyboard?" An artist creates what they see, either in their own mind or with their own eyes. It may be an idea for a friendly contest, you all create an image from a given set of models (given, means the choice of models NOT models given for the contest) i.e victoria 2, adventurers, and a sword. The rest is left to you. It would be amazing if 2 or more images were the same or even closely matching. What I think is art compared to what you think is art will be different. If you were to create your textures, your models, your poses, your lighting and then your backgrounds and postwork and it had taken you weeks, only to find it resembled something that you could have done "with a few clicks" would you not feel that you could have invested some of your time in developing your idea to make your image an excellent image. This community is an excellent example of being able to share in other peoples talent and skills. If I paint exactly what I see, is that art or just a copy of reality? Art is not just the finished item, it is what you get out of it. If you are not happy using other peoples items, then create your own. Artists suffer for their art but they should also see the benefits of using other people for their strengths. I buy my paper to draw on, I don't try to make my own. Use other peoples skills but don't abuse them! Credit where credit is due, if using other peoples items then let others know whos items you used to help create your images.