Anyone who thinks 3D art is easy because we don't create every single component ourselves, or thinks that the software does everything for you so therefore it isn't really art...really doesn't have any idea what it involves. Sure, sometimes, some things come easily, almost too easily to really want to take credit for it. Then again, be able to recreate a vision from your imagination and your heart, to share with others is really all art is. Does it matter what your tools are? Yes, you can purchase every single component to an image, right down to the camera, but it still takes skill to be able to put those things together in a way that evokes feeling, that truly embodies your artistic vision. All of those things will need to be modified to really communicate what you are trying to say/show.