'art' comes from 'artem' which means 'skill', which is the root of 'artificial' (https://www.etymonline.com/word/art https://www.etymonline.com/word/art and htt

'art' comes from 'artem' which means 'skill', which is the root of 'artificial' (https://www.etymonline.com/word/art https://www.etymonline.com/word/art and https://www.etymonline.com/word/artificial https://www.etymonline.com/word/artificial) your teacher was wrong i had a friend who didnt get credit for his design work because he used photoshop instead of using pen and paper for similar reason, i still find it amazing that a teacher would say such a thing