my meager opinion is...I agree with this many of the points in this thread. It takes time to do do something intersting and not just be "plug and play"  so to speak.

Mostly art should come from something inside ones self...Any means of making art from high end programs to a chalk piece on chalkboard can be a starting point...So long as just a "stroke" so to speak, isn't going to be the end point all the time...
Then again what is abstract art...

It is a very interesting debate and it is nice reading all the opinions on the matter...

I guess my end meagerly opinion is....Do the art or renders or models that makes "you" , in general, feel good...just so you don't cringe away from that little bug that likes to poke at you to push the boundaries and try new things.  :biggrin:

Insanity is a waking state...Darkness is a being...Want To Play.........heheheheh