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)

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...

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

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

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

A ZBrush Supergroup sparked from 2017's ZBrush Summit, James W Cain, Maarten Verhoeven, and Brett Briley formed We Are Grim or Grim, who specialize in concept, 3D sculpture, games, film, collectibles, reproduction, and more!

You may have already met Brett Briley in previous ZBrushLIVE content, but take a seat with our host Solomon Blair and get to know the rest of Grim crew!

*Brett Briley is not present in this podcast, but is the 3rd member of We Are Grim.  You can find Brett separately in The ZBrush Podcast Episode 16:

https://youtu.be/MrvKYpwYTeI

Brett is also a ZBrushLIVE streamer, check out all of his VODs here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzeRp...

Maarten Verhoeven placed 1st in 2018's Hard Surface ZBrush Sculpt-off category and James W Cain place 3rd in the same category:

http://summit.pixologic.com/sculpt-of...

Relive 2018's ZBrush Sculpt-Off Here:

Group 1 https://youtu.be/84lcCXQnNxk

Group 2 https://youtu.be/sZJdReQdcEQ

Discover more about Grim, shop their products and follow James, Maarten, and Brett here: https://www.wearegrim.com/about-us

From the studio that's brought you vfx and cinematics from Fantastic Beasts 1 & 2, Netflix's Outlaw King & Okja, Deadpool 1 & 2, Christopher Robin, Crazy Rich Asians, Blade Runner 2049, Mad Max: Fury Road, Jumanji, and all of your favorite Marvel Studios films, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 & 2, the list goes on and on!

Take this chance to sit down with our host Solomon Blair as we get to know Miguel Guerrero from Method's Los Angeles branch, and Leo Krajden from Method's Vancouver branch.  Both Miguel and Leo are extremely talented artists with very impressive film resumes.

Method Studio's Summit Presentation:

https://youtu.be/1N-XQwSHjXo

Method Studio's Work on Justin Timberlake's Music Video:

https://youtu.be/gA-NDZb29I4

Find Miguel Here:

https://www.instagram.com/magvfx/

https://www.artstation.com/mag

http://www.magvfx.com/

Find Leo Here:

https://www.instagram.com/leokrajden/

https://www.artstation.com/leokrajden

http://www.leokrajden.com/

https://www.methodstudios.com/

From the commercial world in Chicago, to the entertainment world in Los Angeles, Aiman Akhtar has gained a vast amount of 3D experience over the years.  Aiman's resume includes Harley Davidson, McDonald's,  Nickelodeon, Aarons Sims Creative, Method Studios, and Stoopid Buddy Studios with works ranging in 3D modeling, animation, vfx, rapid prototyping, and collectible toys!  Aiman is also a business owner and a resident ZBrushLIVE Streamer, find out more in the links below.

With a passion for his craft and a strong work ethic, get to know this artist a little more as he takes a seat with our podcast host Solomon Blair.

Aiman on ZBrushLIVE:

http://pixologic.com/zbrushlive/autho...

Find Aiman Here:

https://www.facebook.com/Fungisaurs/

https://twitter.com/fungisaurs

https://www.instagram.com/fungisaurs/

https://www.fungisaurs.com/

http://www.3dsmiths.com/

http://www.aiman3d.com/

Blizzard Senior Cinematic Artist, Cosplay Model, Costume Designer & Creative Director Jessica Dru - The ZBrush Podcast Episode 20

Blizzard Entertainment cinematic artist by day, costume designer, collaborator and world building by night, Jessica Dru is a perfect mix of role model and inspiration that others in this industry should look to!

Episode 20 of the ZBrush Podcast is brought to from the 2018 ZBrush Summit.  Host Solomon Blair takes us through a rich conversation through Jessica's career beginnings to now, staying motivated with work and personal projects, ZBrush, DIY, and more!

Jessica also hosts our annual ZBrush Sculpt-Off with Pixologic's own Joseph Drust.  Check out 2018's Scupt-Off here:

Group 1 https://youtu.be/84lcCXQnNxk

Group 2 https://youtu.be/sZJdReQdcEQ

Find Jessica Here:

https://www.instagram.com/jesdru/

https://www.facebook.com/JessicaDruArt/

https://twitter.com/jesdru

Credits ranging from top box office films, AAA video game cinematics, video advertisements, and graphics for the Harry Potter theme park ride, Krystal Sae Eua has done it all and is a force to be reckoned with! Tune in for episode 19, as we uncover Krystal's positive outlook on life, a passion for film, and so much more, this is an episode you don't want to miss!

View Krystal's 2018 Summit Presentation with Blur Studio: https://youtu.be/V8HlMiGRBiU

View Krystal's 2015 Summit Presentation with The Mill: https://youtu.be/8d6yGsQ0eZM

View Krystal's 2015 Summit Interview with The Mill: https://youtu.be/HoK5NZtIPV4

Find Krystal Here: https://www.artstation.com/iamsadpanda https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2942150/ https://www.instagram.com/iamsadpanda/ https://twitter.com/iamsadpanda