I agree with you Sean (although I may have worded it different, but then again, maybe not ;o)). I learned how to model so that I could make what was in my own head rather than what was in someone else's and the same goes for texturing. The only reason I did texturing long before modeling was because it was easier for me...I was a graphic artist and Photoshop was a good friend of mine...lol. I learned to use the morph brush and make something I liked, make props I like. I think that's where I get my satisfaction...in seeing something that I made myself. However, that's not the general rule (and in some cases just not practical) because of folks that use the program commercially or for people who are perfectly satisfied with having their art look, more or less, like a lot of other images in the gallery. I'm not saying that to be ignorant either - some people do this purely to unwind and if that's what it does for you, than I'm all for it. I'm just never satisfied with my own stuff to ever sit still and just use what I can buy ;o).

Laurie