Lol it's not cheating.. best tool for the job and all that. It also means you dont have to UV map anything!! look at this:
https://www.alanwoods.co.uk/reel/piccadillyWire.avi
Look at how low res the geometry is... but look at the final result!!! The only thing that was textured in uv space was the eros statue in the middle of the road (and the cars and people are obvioulsy real! )
Dont waste your time texuring this you'll never finish it
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