Quote - So, am I fooling myself? Must I have created every single object and texture myself before my work is "creative"

No, you must write your own render engine too > Quote - or is the art of the creativity in what comes after the virtual items exist????

Pah. I consider Duchamp's objet trouvs as creative art too. However, there are tons of pictures in the galleries with huge lists of "hair A by B, light C by D, pose E by F, ..." that make me want to ask the artist: "Now what part of that is from you?"