[r4pha]

Absolutely. Being good takes a lot of time and dedication. Had my main goal been making money, I'd surely have hired an artist. Good thing is for us, programmers, games can be relatively easily reused with new art on top of it.

[collyw]

I guess it is the same as programming. You can get your friends teenage kid to write something in PHP that will work, but if you want quality, you are better off with an experienced professional.