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[Big Frank]

Now I suppose that is a complement but I Just felt like what's the point.

well i compliment you for the reasons already stated
if it was that easy everybody would be doing it
and they're not
cos it ain't that easy once you realise the work involved

[Psaumure]

Funny thing you menchening that you would like to draw more like BP (who is my personal inspiration for vector drawin) and others, I can imagine what they think when they look at your drawings. I love your work, expecialy thr relisem of it. I place your work up there with all the best. I would love to creat drawings like yours. I look at them and just marvel at all the detail and work it took to put them together. Anyways, keep them comming, you are a real inspiration and I enjoy your work.

Paul

[A Wrigley]

Thanks Paul but your no slouch yourself I love your extrude stuff.Thanks again anyway, if posting our work inspires other well that's all good.

[Biggy Rat]

I Just felt like what's the point.

The point is that your imagination & skill created a beautiful image, not someone with a camera. Yes, it could take someone less than a second to capture a moment, but you took as long as you did to create a moment. You have impressed some very talented people on here & they would know the skill level required to create such work.

[Karateed]

and......there are people that would kill to have the talent you have to create photorealistically as you do.....as has been said, you are an artist.....sometimes using imagination in the tools creates something artful. Humanity has for years been trying to reproduce 'exactly' what they see. Today's tools actually give you the possibility of doing that.....IF....you have the imagination to use the tools the right way.

You sir, do that exquisitly.......and are a superb artist....My goodness that is a most impressive work.....hats off to you.

[pauland]

This really is an old argument - when is a craftsman or artisan an artist?

I don't think the labels matter too much.

[Big Frank]

I don't think the labels matter too much.

I tend to agree with you, there is an elitism about it that doesn't sit right with me, and which shouldn't have a place on these forums.