Simply put...EVERYTHING is art!
The way people put words together and create poetry is art.
Maples avatar stickman is art.
My Tattoo is art.
The fashion you wear is art.
Anything that is done or created by someone, to invoke a response is art.
The responses can be varied..."WoW!"..."OMG"..."Love it"..."Hate it"..."Thats not art"..."Thats the best art I have ever seen"
What ever the response, your job is done.
Gridding is just one method used for creating realism, it takes skill and dedication, and is not cheating.
Some people use other methods for creating the art they do, but because it lacks realism, do you say that it is not art?...No, its just different and is appreciated in a different way.
So don't blame the haters, ingnorance is a disease of the untrained eye, some people have it so bad, that they are blind.
