Ya know, besides the fact that calling anyone lazy is just plain rude, the argument that purchasing an item -- ANY item -- to create an image makes one lazy is invalid.

Traditional "pencil and paper" artists hire models to pose for life sketches. Landscape artists will often pay astounding fees to travel to exotic places to paint foreign cityscapes or beautiful natural scenery. Writers will read someone else's books and watch shows written and produced by other writers in order to gain inspiration.

An artist who doesn't pulp the paper, blend the pigment, weave the fabric, or create poses from scratch is NOT lazy. He or she is merely using an available resource wisely while learning the finer points of a chosen art form.

TygerCub