Originally Posted by
DarkJak
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This would vary a lot since we all have our ways of judging.
Many judge by the skill required, others by outcome, and some more through the time it would take for the style.
So if Hypothetical Artist A were to submit a set quickly made using linetool and filters, Hypothetical Artist B, who may know how he made it would say 100k, while Hypothetical Artict C could be judging on effect and deem it to be work 450k.
So the question for me is, how would this be judged?
I don't know why people get so hung up on the method. Tools are made to make our lives easier, so why should be refrain using them? If I use the line tool, clone stamping, and a few filters to create the best head you've ever seen, it's still the best head you've ever seen, even if I didn't spend 100 hours drawing it using my earlobes.
Generally, copy-paste is worth next to nothing, but if executed well, you might not be able to tell... and if that's the case, it should be worth more!
...in my humble but entirely correct opinion... ;)