Oi. This again. I'll give my standard answer. I make homemade soup regularly. I make it by putting store-bought stock, beans, chopped vegetables, and some seasonings into a slow cooker. Sometimes I also throw in a handful of chopped ham or some bacon. Is it "real" soup, or not? I mean, all I did was know which ingredients to put in and "arrange" them in the pot, right? I didn't grow any of them, I didn't raise or slaughter the pig. I didn't even make the stock. Is it soup? Well, I certainly think so. Would it be even MORE "soupful" if I'd grown all the vegetables and raised the pig and so forth? Well.... I might feel more proud of myself, but I would have spent a HELL of a lot of time on a pot of soup, if you take my meaning. With illustration/art, I think you use the tools you have to get the job done. My clients couldn't care less if I modeled the stuff from scratch or drew it or whatever. They just want the finished product. What steps I take to get there and what base products or "ingredients" I use are of no importance. bonni

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