Cesar Dacol Jr. is a Creature / Concept Supervisor at SpinVFX, and founder of Phoenix Atelier. Join Cesar and Paul Gaboury as they reminisce about nostalgic movies, hard times, and the Special Make-Up FX / VFX industry. From stories about going through the phone book in hopes of contacting Dick Smith, to making funny raptor noises, make sure to check out episode 8 of the ZBrush Podcast! www.spinvfx.com/

Ep 8 - Cesar Dacol Jr.

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Hasbro Toys & Star Wars Division 3D Product Designer Paul Bennett - The ZBrush Podcast Episode 28   The ZBrush Podcast returns and features Hasbro's own Paul Bennett.  Recorded at our ZBrush Summit, Paul sits down with our host Solomon Blair to discuss (articulation, star wars, hasbo)

Ep 28 - Hasbro Toys designer Paul Bennett

Blur Studio, Axis Studios, Sideshow Collectibles, Unity, ArenaNet & More Freelance 3D Character Artist Maria Panfilova - The ZBrush Podcast Episode 27   The ZBrush Podcast returns and features the very talented freelance artist Maria Panfilova.  Recorded at our ZBrush Summit, Maria sits down with our host Solomon Blair to discuss Maria's expansive involvement with the Summit's festivities, psychology in art, working in the industry, and more!   Coming all the way from Moscow Russia, Maria Panfilova intended a career path from her university studies in psychology, but later discovered a new path in digital arts and digital sculpting.  Since then Maria has embarked on a freelance and studio career with such studios as Blur Studio, Axis Studios, Sideshow Collectibles, Unity, ArenaNet, and more!   Maria Panfilova was an all-star during the 2019 ZBrush Summit, participating in a stage presentation involving organic sculpting techniques, a runner-up in the ZBrush Sculpt-Off competition, gave portfolio reviews to Summit guests, displayed art work in the Gnomon gallery, and of course gave time for this podcast ... wow! You can watch Maria's stage presentation or watch her work in Sculpt-Off in the links below. Organic Sculpting Presentation: https://youtu.be/G3SVAN9TPbo The Sculpt-Off Group 1 & 2 Group 1 Recording: https://youtu.be/s2b7mDG4Qrg Group 2 Recording: https://youtu.be/1glqux8v78I   Follow Maria Panfilova ZBrushCentral:  https://www.zbrushcentral.com/u/Moons... Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/panfilova.art/ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/mariya.panfi... ArtStation:  https://www.artstation.com/maryia_pan...

Ep 27 - Maria Panfilova

Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Odyssey Lead & Senior Character Artists Ashley Sparling & Sébastien Giroux - The ZBrush Podcast Episode 26   The ZBrush Podcast Returns and features Ubisoft's own Lead Character Artists Ashley Sparling and Senior Character Artist Sébastien Giroux.  Recorded at our ZBrush Summit, Ashley and Sébastien sit down with our host Solomon Blair to discuss the ZBrush Sculpt-Off, their works on Assassin's Creed Odyssey, past industry experiences, and more!   Ashley Sparling started his career in the United Kingdom sculpting and rapid prototyping for various clients, one including Louis Vuitton.  Before accepting his Lead role and moving to Canada to work on Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Ashley worked with Rare and Xbox, TT Games and LEGO, and various other titles in the UK. Canadian native Sébastien Giroux started out with a passion for VFX and cinematics.  After some cinematics work with Ubisoft, Sébastien shifted to the character art pipeline in games with various titles including Far Cry 4, Rainbox Six Siege, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, and a senior role on Assassin's Creed Odyssey.  Sébastien can also be found on ZBrushLIVE.com as one of our Stream Team members, where he explores another creative outlet of personal works in character collectibles and 3D printing!   Ashley Sparling and Sébastien Giroux are also apart of the full character team at Ubisoft Québec who won accepted the ZBrush Award for Game Art of the Year! The Awards Page:  https://summit.pixologic.com/awards.php The ZBrushCentral Team Post:  https://www.zbrushcentral.com/t/assas...   Ashley Sparling and Sébastien Giroux also took part in the 2019 ZBrush Summit Sculpt-Off.  See both Ashley's and Sébastien's process in our recordings, both participated in Group 2. Group 2 Recording: https://youtu.be/1glqux8v78I Group 1 Recording: https://youtu.be/s2b7mDG4Qrg   Follow Ashley Sparling ZBrushCentral:  https://www.zbrushcentral.com/u/aspar... Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ashleysparl... Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ashley.sparl... ArtStation:  https://www.artstation.com/sparrow87   Follow Sébastien Giroux ZBrushLIVE Schedule:  http://pixologic.com/zbrushlive/autho... ZBrushCentral:  https://www.zbrushcentral.com/u/sebgi... Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sebgirouxsc... Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/sebgirouxsculpt YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9j... Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SebGirouxSculpt Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/artofseb ArtStation:  https://www.artstation.com/hellrainbow

Ep 26 - Ubisoft artists Ashley Sparling & Sébastien Giroux

Video Game Pipeline Expert, Overwatch & Disney Infinity Designer, & 3D Character Workshop Owner Shane Olson - The ZBrush Podcast Episode 25   The ZBrush Podcast returns and features ZBrushLIVE Stream Team member Shane Olson.  Recorded at our ZBrush Summit, Shane sits down with our host Solomon Blair to discuss career beginnings, video games, Disney Infinity behind the scenes, 3D Character Workshop, and Pixologic collaborations including ZBrush's ZeeZoo!   With 20+ years of video game industry experience, Shane Olson has touched the full pipeline of creating games.  From N64 to current gen, Shane has worked on such titles as Warhawk, numerous Disney titles including Cars 2 and Toy Story 3, eventually becoming a Character Department Head with Avalanche Studios on the Disney Infinity series, and collaborations with Blizzard Entertainment and Overwatch.   Have any questions you'd like to ask Shane Olson yourself?  Shane is one of our regular streamers on ZBrushLIVE.com, watch him live, join the chat.  You can see his schedule here: http://pixologic.com/zbrushlive/author/shane-olson/   Follow Shane Olson or Enroll in His Courses: https://www.3dcharacterworkshop.com/ ZBrushCentral:  https://www.zbrushcentral.com/u/3dcharacterworkshop/gallery ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/shaneolson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/3dtoons/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShaneOlsonArt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shane.olson.54   Audio Version: iTunes: http://zbru.sh/1xl Google: http://zbru.sh/21s Spotify: http://zbru.sh/2x8 Stitcher: http://zbru.sh/2dn   ZBrushLIVE.com Pixologic.com   https://discord.gg/2g9ah6u https://twitter.com/Pixologic https://www.instagram.com/zbrushatpixologic https://www.facebook.com/Pixologic/ https://www.twitch.tv/pixologic http://ZBrushCentral.com

Ep 25 - Shane Olson

The ZBrush Podcast returns and features Pixologic's long time friend Rafael Grassetti.  Recorded at our ZBrush Summit, Raf sits down with our host Solomon Blair to discuss video game industry life and advice, 3D printing, pop culture, an artist social media presence, and more!   Rafael or Raf Grassetti started his career in Brazil in advertising, followed by CG freelance work in cinemactics and toys.  From Brazil to Canada, Raf gained experiences from Hasbro, Marvel, Ubisoft, and Bioware with titles including Mass Effect and Dragon Age!  Since moving to the US, Raf is known for character work in such Sony video game titles as Killzone: Shadow Fall, Infamous 3, The Order 1886, and most recently his AD position and numerous characters in 2018's God of War.   Follow Rafael Grassetti ZBrushCentral: https://www.zbrushcentral.com/u/grassetti/gallery ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/grassetti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rafagrassetti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rafagrassetti Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grassettiart   Audio Version: iTunes: http://zbru.sh/1xl Google: http://zbru.sh/21s Spotify: http://zbru.sh/2x8 Stitcher: http://zbru.sh/2dn   ZBrushLIVE.com Pixologic.com   https://discord.gg/2g9ah6u https://twitter.com/Pixologic https://www.instagram.com/zbrushatpixologic https://www.facebook.com/Pixologic/ https://www.twitch.tv/pixologic http://ZBrushCentral.com

Ep 8 - Cesar Dacol Jr.

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