In many cases the artists have relied upon photography as the bridge between the audience and contemporary life.
Bootlegging is such a major problem that most artists don't rely on royalties for income.
Some cheating is apparent, unfortunately, where the artist relies on the brush rather than the block to apply touches of secondary color.
The artist does not rely on traditional Western types.
In addition to parts of the body, artists may rely on the manipulation of many other elements to achieve a successful illusion.
For singles, an artist and their record company can rely on radio airplay to do the job for free.
The elaborate and up-to-the-minute technological backup on which artists can now rely was never at their disposal.
While the software is an important component of this process, the artist must still rely on traditional hand-eye techniques to complete the image.
Other artists rely on unusual processes to circumvent conventional depiction.
In other words, young artists are relying on an old-fashioned strategy to make their work new again.