How I learned art as a programmer

[@skulduggerysam116]

Bro you're so cool! I really appreciate you taking us through your learning process and being vulnerable like that. You're a legend and lowkey have the kind of channel I would like to create.

[@timtran898]

Mark, the painting looks so good! As a fellow programmer learning art, seeing your progress is really inspiring! You breaking down your process like that makes it look so simple!

[@MarkDavidTeo]

Awwwh thanks Tim! I appreciate you telling me! :D :D

[@Jeff_Fan]

EYYYYY so good my man. the quality has jumped tonsss

[@muteki1580]

As a person who practiced sketching before learning how to code, I would definately say that drawing is more stressful. Because not only is the drawing the work of your mental visual library, but also your hand muscle memory. But with coding, its just learning a new language. What I love about both of them is that one can get creative in each. It's just in art, there's so many midiums and as a person, you need to find out where you fit in in that medium.

[@Chevifier]

My analogy: Programming: a puzzle you can solve many ways for the same outcome Art: a puzzle you can solve many ways but with multiple outcomes

[@MarkDavidTeo]

Yeah... I totally get that. I feel like it helps to reduce the outcomes in order to be more specific with the process :) I.e. hitting a very specific 1px brush style with flat color/shadows etc. Or doing production art where a bunch of artists all have to have the same finish. Im always happy to discuss this! Now art feels so much more normal to me than programming haha.

[@Mankemista]

Super cool vidéo. You progressed a lot

[@TheAmazinRaven1]

This video is so dope. Currently a programmer learning art. Going to revisit this often.

[@frankenholex3252]

Youre awesome bro. Good job making this vid

[@kevfang]

Awesome video Mark!

[@MarkDavidTeo]

Ayee thanks Kev! Hope figure drawing is going well! I just woke up 😴😴😴

[@Jmob4life]

YO. That was a great breakdown Mark. And dude, your enviros and drawing are so much better! Great job dude, the progress and quality as Jfan said is incredibly better. Proud. Also, Jfan, if you see this.. WADDUP DUDE.

[@MarkDavidTeo]

awwwhhh thanks Jmob!!! You are the #1 supporter! #cry Tbh art is slowing down to make these videos LOL. Im trying to find a good medium where I can both do YT and get better at art. Hope you doing well bro!

[@Jeff_Fan]

whassup whassup!!!! :o

[@Jmob4life]

@@MarkDavidTeo Aw dude! You'll find that balance someday!! haha, but hey! The progress is great to see regardless of how fast or slow. Keep it up!

[@Jmob4life]

@@Jeff_Fan YOOO!

[@marisavka6388]

Awesome, I'm in the same fild ))))

[@slweedlen]

Thanks for the twist in the end where you clarified programming is not black/white. I was gonna dislike the video 😂 When you said programming is easy because we have tests we can run I got really triggered 😋 Awesome painting!

[@MarkDavidTeo]

haha thanks. "tests" bro. HAHAHAHAH.

[@dezukaful]

What class was that with will? Awesome vid , your stuff is always really encouraging to watch

[@waltermelo1033]

I feel this difficulty on being an artist. I need to learn scales, music theory. to feel confident enough to do something. and a "true artist" just don't need it.

[@MarkDavidTeo]

Yeah I feel that. I definitely think it's more of a society thing though. everytime I meet one of those "true artists" and i hear their background, I can pretty much reverse engineer their learning path now haha. Yo, if you practice your scales and learn your favourite songs, then deconstruct it all. Before long you can make your own unique stuff :) You got your own voice, and it's definitely gonna be different to a "true artist" :)

[@alexquinn506]

Dude awesome vid. This was really cool. ALSO YOU LIKE JACOB MAN??? I've listened to that album nonstop since it came out.

[@MarkDavidTeo]

Oh damn dude! It always surprises me when art people know music stuff or vice versa. Ditto for programming! XD

[@alexquinn506]

@@MarkDavidTeo Dude same though!!!, I play almost as much music as I draw hahaha.

[@jaymhlurbaloyi7813]

Mm interesting ,I'm an artist and I want to learn programming I've been doing game Dev though Just haven't had the time to fully immerse myself

[@maherco61]

Amazing video👌💪, can you make a video on how to make a full painting or the environment concept path, it would be very helpful🖒

[@MarkDavidTeo]

thanks! im not an environment concept artist tho 😂 im just a programmer that quit my day job to do youtube

[@oshmesh7781]

Super true ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍

[@MrKittyGyat]

It's kind of crazy that this has such little views.

[@MarkDavidTeo]

awwwh thanks Andre!

[@allanparker6874]

What programming languages do you know? Does one ask a duck what rivers it swims in?

[@MarkDavidTeo]

Ohhh I like that. Reminds me of something similar "cant see the ocean because im swimming in the sea". Except I guess you can see an ocean if you're in a sea because they're different? Shrug LOL