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In this clip from our Meet The Expert chat with Amaru Zeas, he answers a question from the chat about where to start when learning Unreal Engine.

In this clip from our 'Meet The Expert' episode with Amaru Zeas, he and Brent answer a question from the chat about staying out of the rabbit hole of information that is suggested content on streaming services.

In our Meet The Expert episode with Amaru Zeas, he explains to us the vastly growing technology of Megascans and creating assets for Unreal Engine.

In our Conversation With Samantha Youssef, she touches upon how important it is to physically understand your reference. You might not be a pro skateboarder, you're not expected to know how to do a flip, but at least get out of your chair and strike a pose to understand kinetically what is going on behind the shape!

Aka: Why 2D is still so relevant! In our conversation with Samantha Youssef, the gang talked about the fundamentals of 2d animation and classic art skills and why they are still so important in an industry that is predominantly 3D.

In our conversation with Samantha Youssef, she touches upon her experience with feelings of frustration when she saw people in higher positions that she felt she was technically better than and what you need to realize when those feelings crop up.

In this clip from our conversation with Samantha Youssef, she discusses how animation really is a team sport. Samantha relates how she would sometimes get upset with the feedback she'd receive until she realised this very important point when being on a team.

In our conversation with Samantha Youssef, we asked if she had any advice on students who are about to graduate. Watch the video for her response with a little bonus tip at the end!

Amaru Zeas is a prolific Senior Level 3D artist working at Amazon Game Studios (please see below for links to his amazing work!).

Amaru has just finished a beautiful short film "Life Hunter" https://www.artstation.com/artwork/J9qxav and is currently finishing an Agora Learning Path, where he'll be sharing with you his process for producing such high fidelity cinematics inside Unreal Engine 4. The Learning Path will cover topics such as: Look Development, Lighting, Rendering and VFX.

Come hang out with this amazingly talented individual!

https://twitter.com/AmaruZeas3D

https://www.amaruzeas3d.com/

https://www.artstation.com/amaruzeas

https://www.behance.net/amaru3d

Samantha is the founder and Artistic Director of Studio Technique. She is the creator of The Youssef Drawing Syllabus, an elite figurative drawing program for professional artists. She is the author of the book Movement & Form, the first volume of her three part drawing program.

Due to her experience in both the animation and dance industries, Samantha is internationally recognized as a leading authority on functional anatomy, body mechanics, and animation performance in the feature film industry and consults on blockbuster film productions, as well as AAA titles in the gaming industry, across North America and Europe.

She has worked as a character animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios, as well as other feature film productions. She directed cinematic sequences and commercials at Ubisoft Digital Arts, and is an award winner at the Toronto International Film Festival for her animated short film La Fuga Grande Film and gaming animation studios employ her to train their artists, and she has done masterclasses for animation studios and colleges around the world. Samantha has been featured in the media, including Chatelaine Magazine, Musique Plus, and Wired Magazine, among other publications, interviews and documentaries.