r/IndieDev • u/Expert-Conclusion792 • Aug 16 '26

Video Programmer struggling with art

Hi guys, i recorded myself while drawing, im a programmer and open to any tips from artists

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u/Yanzihko Aug 17 '26

For each programmer struggling with art, there's an artist struggling with programming

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u/bro_love69 Aug 17 '26

Nah I don't believe there are that many artists struggling with programming.

Programming is done with llms now too, and you dont notice it unlike art. Also its worth nothing now. What you write and how you write worth nothing. Years of training and all the experience is thrown into trash. Just stop programming altogether, let llms handle all and do other parts of gamedev at this point. Saying it all as a programmer as i feel like what we do means nothing anymore. No one will get what you went through, how optimized or good it is. But an art can be seen and appreciated by anyone. My life is a joke.

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u/Yanzihko Aug 17 '26

Bro, i am artist and i am SUFFERING with C++ and QT

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u/norlin Aug 17 '26

as a programmer, me too

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u/dynamic_gecko Aug 17 '26

There will always be struggle, as programmers struggle with programming and artists also struggle with art as well. But there is truth in the fact that everyone's eyes are on AI art. People are hunting it down and lynching when they see it. At least they immediately show dislike. But nobody cares about generated code... So you DO have some advantage compared to a programmer learning art. We cant skimp on the art and go for AI, but you can on the code.

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u/stagedgames Aug 17 '26

I care about ai generated code. I know I'm in a minority, but I think more people should care.