Let a coding agent draw editable game art with real brushes
A developer built a paint app with a CLI so a coding agent can draw first-draft game art as editable strokes and layers, which the user can then refine. ·
Done withClaude
- What they did
- klad has no image model. A coding agent such as Claude Code or Codex reads two skill files that klad prints, then paints through the klad command line with the same brushes as the editor. Each stroke, shape and fill is stored as data. The user watches strokes appear, pins notes or selects parts for the agent to read, and repaints by hand.
- How it went
- Asked for a sprout creature for a game, the agent painted 4,344 strokes and fills. It then animated the creature with five groups and 205 keys. The README says results depend on the agent and how much you steer it.
- Worth knowing
- There are no installers yet. You build it from source (about ten minutes the first time), and the editor is made for macOS. Companies earning 500,000 euros or more a year need a paid licence.
Try it yourself with Claude
I'm making a [genre] game with a [art style] look. Build me a small paint tool with a command-line interface that saves art as editable strokes and layers, then use it to draw a first-draft [asset, e.g. hero character sprite] at [size]. Finished means I can open the file, see separate layers with individual strokes, and tweak them by hand, plus a short note on how to run the CLI.
Want help getting this working? Join the Vibe Coding Academy ↗ Run by Alex Finn, who also runs this site.
Discussion on HN · Nov 11, 2026
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