"A REAL artist uses Notepad and writes .obj files from scratch. I bring a professional model into my studio, have her pose, and then go, "Hmm - vertex at 12.034 0.576 -3.412; then, oh, 12.214 0.588 -3.399" and so on till it's done."

Erm - you mean... there's another way?
"That's true art."

It's certainly what true artists have done over the years. Get a model in, get her to take her clothes off, and then do your best to look professional :)

Cheers,
Cliff