May 24, 2018

Pro Video Podcast 59: Aaron Covrett, 3D Artist working in Interactive and Motion Graphics. Cinema 4D, Houdini, Octane, Lighting, Simulations and Rendering.

57 minutes

Not long into his career he is inspirational in the work he’s creating and his passion. Aaron shares his progression from being a student, internships and then working full time at Stink Studios in New York City.

**Show Notes: Compiled by [Matt Lloyd](http://inkmotor.com/)**

00.45 - Aaron introduces himself

01.20 - [Stink Studios](https://www.stinkstudios.com/) NYC

02.10 - [Game Of Thrones Wynalda Packaging](http://aaroncovrett.com/work/got-2/) piece

05.30 - How Aaron’s creative take on the GOT titles won him an internship

07.20 - Aaron’s strategic choices of internships

07.45 - About Stink Studios

10.10 - Aaron’s 3d experiments

14.00 - Specialist vs generalist discussion

17.10 - Aaron’s trial by fire working as the sole motion designer on [Google National Park Service Centennial](https://www.stinkstudios.com/work/google-the-hidden-worlds-of-the-national-parks) by Stink

22.10 - Aaron’s deep dive into eGPUs, and the global shift in motion design from Apple to PC

26.00 - The utility of comping in footage for VFX (for eg particles) rather than trying to run a sim

27.50 - Posting WIPs [Kingston Throop Avs](https://www.instagram.com/p/BiviqWcgpyf/?hl=en&taken-by=aaroncovrett) piece

30.00 - Skating around burnout, and the boost that can come from posting wips.

33.00 - Resources and community for those working as the lone motion designer within a company.

34.30 - [Shape layers wiggle transform](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwuSd8-EyEo)

35.00 - [John Dickinson C4D modelling](https://twitter.com/Motionworks)

35.10 - [Allegorithmic Substance on Discord](https://discordapp.com/invite/010JCPblJTh3d6CXe)

35.50 - The days of hoarding your knowledge for competitive advantage are over

37.45 - Substance FAQ: how to UV unwrap a model

38.00 - Aaron uses [3DCoat’s auto UV unwrap](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdiyFkuNHh0) function

39.10 - How, as a graduate, do you survive in NYC? You have to shift your expectations: life is really expensive here, but making connections is much easier in a huge city.

41.24 - **Pro Video Picks:**

[Substance Painter Live Link](https://gumroad.com/l/fTRFN) by Xolotl

44.10 - **Following Online:**

[Reply All](https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all)

45.45 - **Sources of Inspiration:**

[Archillect](https://twitter.com/archillect?lang=en)

50.46 - **Inspirational Video:**

[Mattis Dovier](https://vimeo.com/mattisdovier)

52.34 - **Who should we have on the show?**

[Art by Rens](http://www.artbyrens.com/)

54.45- **Follow Aaron Online:**

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/aaroncovrett?lang=en)

[Gumroad](https://gumroad.com/aaroncovrett)

[Web](http://aaroncovrett.com/)

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