Back before Computers a tube of red oil paint would cost $50 just one tube of red $50.
Add all the other tubes of paint $5.00 to $50.00 ,paintbrushes ,linseed oil ,turpentine ,canvas  .
Smelled bad also.and you could get lead poisoning.
every oil painting I had at least $300.00 in it if not $500.00.

Air brushing you had to have a nosiy air compressor at least $500.00,air brush around $200.00 and a gas mask.to limmit ya poisoning.even with the gas mask the smell got stuck in ya head for days and ya would spit all the colors.

Scupting with real world clay ya need a very hot furnious $3000.00.
only works when the Humidaty is right.
Moldes are a nightmare.

had to have a lot of room for Oils,AirBrush,Sculpting.

I had a hard time converting to CGI cause the real world way of doing things was what I was use to.But I didn't go back to the old ways.
Now I can't imagine painting with oils or making a mold.

I still think copy past is the best invention of all times ;)

 

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