How much of art comes from the artist?

We discuss it because it is important. It is vital to understand what we do and why we do it.

How is it different that a picture taken with a camera is different in how it is taken and done than a paint by numbers?

The quality of the brush, the skill of the painter, the choices to follow or not follow any given number. In reality a paint by numbers is really just an underpainting sketch. Someone can as easily use that to create amazing art by the choices in painting technique.

In fact, photos taken with bad cameras by non-photographers can be turned into art simply by processing and cropping.

Again, the media and method are once again irrelevant as the message is the art.