Quynh shares her journey from coding to VFX artistry, working on titles like Hamster Hustle.

Links:

- VFX Apprentice: https://www.vfxapprentice.com/a/39323/54Tqp7Ae

- Quynh Ton on Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/quynhton

- Quynh Ton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quynh-n-ton/

- Hamster Hustle on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3597930/Hamster_Hustle/

- Magesbox: https://www.magesbox.com/works

- Mentioned in the podcast: Dante https://www.artstation.com/dantezieher

- Jack Gutmann: https://linktr.ee/jack.the.generalist

We talked about:

- Mentorship magic with Jason Keyser

- Solving motion sickness in VFX design & shape language secrets

- Team dynamics: Bridging art/code without reinventing the wheel

- Using Discord communities for remote accountability

- AI's threat to junior artists + pixel art's enduring value

- Overcoming imposter syndrome: "Apply even if you feel 60% qualified!

Timestamp

00:00 - Artistic roots & career pivot

10:54 - Teamwork in game dev

18:20 - Art background → VFX style

33:48 - Motion sickness solutions

42:33 - AI impact discussion

48:50 - Beating imposter syndrome

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