One similarity between the two is that they both include the same shapes. One difference between the two was the oil pastel shading project was complete unlike the layers pro. I think the oil pastels were better because they were alot more natural than the Layers Pro app. From this layers project i learned how to shade properly and it has helped me immensley in the whole shading thing. Technology is important in art because it can help you do things not possibnle with the human hand. It can also help you research different techniques and pretty imaginable.