Creative Metaverse Podcast

I loved hearing Daniel Bel tell us about became a digital sculptor for Sideshow Collectibles. Today, he uses ZBrush among other tools to create some of the most incredible collectibles out there. His journey to get to where he is was not straightforward and he defied all expectations to get to where he is. But, he says, if you really want to do it, if you really want to make your dreams come true, you can do it. I did it. I couldn't agree more. :) Learn more about Vertex School here: https://www.vertexschool.com/ Learn more about Daniel Bel here: https://www.artstation.com/danibel Want to be a Digital Sculptor, Character Artist or an Environment Artist in the Video Game Industry? Apply for your spot in our upcoming Game Artist Bootcamp here: https://www.vertexschool.com/

In this episode, I'm joined by Tom Newbury, an Artist at Weta Digital. I actually first came across Tom's work via his Gumroad tutorials! I just love it when artists share their knowledge. :) Tom has so many helpful insights, but one advice that I appreciated the most in our conversation was his encouragement of daily practice. "Daily, just do something," he said, "because every little bit of work you put in goes towards where you'll eventually get to. You just need to put in a little bit of extra effort every day." Learn more about Vertex School here: https://www.vertexschool.com/ Learn more about Tom Newbury here: https://www.artstation.com/tom_newbury_cg Want to be a Character Artist or an Environment Artist in the Video Game Industry? Apply for your spot in our upcoming Game Artist Bootcamp here: https://www.vertexschool.com/

Paul Widelski started as a hard surface artist before becoming a senior character artist at Splash Damage. What struck me most after talking to Paul is how committed he is not only to his art but also to the practice of his art. The most important thing, to use Paul's words, is to "always be making art." Always be making art. Words to live by. :-) Learn more about Vertex School here: https://www.vertexschool.com/ Learn more about Paul Widelski here: https://www.artstation.com/pav3d Want to be a Character Artist or an Environment Artist in the Video Game Industry? Apply for your spot in our upcoming Game Artist Bootcamp here: https://www.vertexschool.com/

Becca Hallstedt is a concept artist in the Game Industry. They've worked for Netherrealms & Blizzard on projects such as Injustice 2 & World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth. One of the most powerful parts of this conversation came towards the end where Becca talks about her process and how important it is to trust your process. A lesson we could all use reminding of. :) 

Learn more about Vertex School here: https://www.vertexschool.com/Learn more about Becca Hallstedt here: https://www.artstation.com/beccahallstedt 

Want to be a Character Artist or an Environment Artist in the Video Game Industry? Apply for your spot in our upcoming Game Artist Bootcamp here: https://www.vertexschool.com/

My guest today is not a game artist but a digital sculptor who works for Film but let's not start calling people names... :) I've been a fan of Adam Ross' work for some time so it was a pleasure to be able to interview him and talk about his position at Marvel and how he got himself there. Learn more about Vertex School here: https://www.vertexschool.com/ Learn more about Adam Ross here: www.artstation.com/adamross Want to be a Character Artist or an Environment Artist in the Video Game Industry? Apply for your spot in our upcoming Game Artist Bootcamp here: https://www.vertexschool.com/

Blair Armitage is a Character Artist at Riot Games and has been inspiring my students at the Vertex School for years with her beautiful renders. Learn more about Vertex School here: https://www.vertexschool.com/ Learn more about Blair Armitage here: https://www.artstation.com/blairarmitage Want to be a Character Artist or an Environment Artist in the Video Game Industry? Apply for your spot in our upcoming Game Artist Bootcamp here: https://www.vertexschool.com/

How do you interview for a Game Artist job? That's the question we look at in this podcast episode. My guest is Alejandro Rodriguez who is a recruiter at 343 Industries where they make Halo. 

In this episode, we interview the amazing 3D artist Leticia Gillett. Leticia is a 3D modeler and texture artist currently working at Dreamworks. At the time of this interview she was working at Blizzard Entertainment on the Overwatch team. She live in Los Angeles with her sweet husband, strange cat Mia and crazy dog Sadie. Your host Ryan Kingslien is the founder of the Vertex School. His other claim to notoriety is being part of the dev team that brought you ZBrush and occasionally putting out videos to help him feel better about himself. :)

Learn more about Vertex School here: https://www.vertexschool.com 

Learn more about Leticia Gillett here: https://www.artstation.com/leticiarg 

Want to be a Character Artist or an Environment Artist in the Video Game Industry? Apply for your spot in our upcoming Game Artist Program here: https://www.vertexschool.com