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Well I always considered it art.. photography is a skill, I'm certain you could put figures out on the grass willy nilly and snap happily away.. but I for one in my supermarine dio took the time to try and get the right shots for the story I was trying to tell of a struggling marine.

Anything where you are recounting your courses of action in a similar step and literally altering what is in front of you could be considered as art.. I guess what I am trying to say is that whatever the subject is we are still photographing and manipulating the background and foreground using either figures and vehicles or photoshop similar programs to aid us (sometimes). Maybe it would be classed as modern art?

I guess before cameras and so forth you would put all your figures and draw out the landscape and figures on it.. but we're so past all this now.. comic books are considered art and some of the modern day papers use photo quality pictures to depict the cartoon.. so I guess we could be cast in a similar light.

I guess the real key here is that whilst most art groups are vague and dont necessarily have a theme we all have something in common we all love our gi joe and the characters and vehicles that are included with the theme inspire us to practice our art.

12-09-2006, 12:30 AM	#3
NemesisEnforcerFan Veteran Offline --> Posts: 376 --> Join Date: Sep 2006	What is it exactly? Well I always considered it art.. photography is a skill, I'm certain you could put figures out on the grass willy nilly and snap happily away.. but I for one in my supermarine dio took the time to try and get the right shots for the story I was trying to tell of a struggling marine. Anything where you are recounting your courses of action in a similar step and literally altering what is in front of you could be considered as art.. I guess what I am trying to say is that whatever the subject is we are still photographing and manipulating the background and foreground using either figures and vehicles or photoshop similar programs to aid us (sometimes). Maybe it would be classed as modern art? I guess before cameras and so forth you would put all your figures and draw out the landscape and figures on it.. but we're so past all this now.. comic books are considered art and some of the modern day papers use photo quality pictures to depict the cartoon.. so I guess we could be cast in a similar light. I guess the real key here is that whilst most art groups are vague and dont necessarily have a theme we all have something in common we all love our gi joe and the characters and vehicles that are included with the theme inspire us to practice our art. __________________ "I can glide silently and land without a sound, I am the eerie presence in the pitch black room"