09-13-2004, 09:33 AM
I don't mind computers being used for in animation or film too much, I understand the whole cost and time issue. What I'm not a big fan of, is the use of cg for stand alone pictures. Sure they're pretty but they have mo soul. My girlfriend dosent understand why I prefer her hand drawn line art over the colored in CG versions, but with out an original they are almost worthless. People may put alot of time and effort into there CGs, but counterfiters also try hard. The money looks good, but its only worth as much as the ink and paper used in printing. All those $5 8x11 prints artists sell at conventions are nice to look at, but I cant see them hanging on my wall, and if you can't display art, why buy it? There are exceptions, like a custom piece, or one with a limited print run. The majority of them however are in endless supply.