Digital Artcast

Well hell! It's been a long ass time folks. I must apologize, I've been hard at work trying to build a career and in honesty it's been tough but now i knew i had to get an episode out for YOU the viewer. I sat down with Mr Moses Saintfleur a very amazing and talented 3D artist working at Cyberconnect 2 in Montreal and his work simple amazes me. Only 6 months into a AAA studio and he's already producing content I've seen in some pro senior artists. He also makes content for YouTube and is currently working on a 3D games art course for anyone wanting to learn the ropes. He talks about his life in school and why he focused on other things and when you think the chips are down and you are close to giving up, holding on for a few extra weeks makes all the difference. Thanks to Moses for giving up his time and make sure to check out his are and YouTube Channel! Moses Links: YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXdf8a8YLIU ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/soulexist Twitter: https://twitter.com/soul_exist WE

It's been toooooooooo long guys i'm sorry about that life gets in the way and all that!! I promise i'm working hard to give you more interviews but also focusing on my own career path BUT do i have an episode for you! Today we go to sit down and chat with a good buddy of mine! Matte painter and future director Mr Ian Vicknair!! Ian walked away from a job he hated and spent 14 hours a day working on his matte painting skills only to land a job at one of the biggest VFX houses on the planet FRAMESTORE NEW YORK! Ian talks about his dedication to the craft and how he is still new but keen to make a dent in the industry. What will Ian be up to in the future and what advice can he give you!? Find out in this episode! Ian's Links: https://www.artstation.com/ianvicknairs http://www.ianv.co/ WE NOW HAVE A TIP JAR WITH KO-FI BUY US A COFFEE! http://ko-fi.com/digitalartcast If you guys wanna support the podcast remember to shoot me a like or a comment and check us out on iTunes and Soundcloud also or if you ar

BOOM the metal gods have descended and we spoke to the most metal artist out there James Murphy aka ModernDayJames!!! We got together after one of his live streams and talked about his career so far even though it's short. We talked about his study ethic and why he chose to leave life as a medical student. We also talked about his impressive step into illustration and how in little over a year he went from a beginner to teaching at the world famous Brainstorm School in LA! We also talked at length about his music career (sorry guys) and how writing music is similar to the pursuit or artistic style. James's Links: PATREON ►► https://www.patreon.com/moderndayjames MY BOOK ►►https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/moderndayjames-makes-a-book#/ JOIN ON DISCORD ►► https://discord.gg/RdJ6ajF TWITTER ►► https://twitter.com/moderndayjames NEW TUTORIALS EVERY FRIDAY LIVESTREAMS: SATURDAY-SUNDAY 1PM EST WE NOW HAVE A TIP JAR WITH KO-FI BUY US A COFFEE! http://ko-fi.com/digitalartcast If you guys wanna support th

This is a big one for me, this is an interview I've been trying to arrange for over a year but i finally got Marc to commit to an interview! Marc Brunet was one of my first and still is biggest influences. From being recruited in his early 20's to work for Blizzard to running an empire with Cube Brush! Check out our convo We talk about Marc's career in brief and dive into Cubebrush.co and find out what the company has meant to him as well as setting up an online school. WE NOW HAVE A TIP JAR WITH KO-FI BUY US A COFFEE! http://ko-fi.com/digitalartcast If you guys wanna support the podcast remember to shoot me a like or a comment and check us out on iTunes and Soundcloud also or if you are listening remember we have a YouTube video here also! Marc's Links: https://cubebrush.co/mb ARTSTATION: https://www.artstation.com/marcbrunet YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/bluefley00 Firestarter Magazine Grab it NOW!: https://firestartermagazine.com/get_t... Adrian Virlan's Links: https://www.artstation.com/ad

Guess who's back, back again....i'll stop. Anyway here is the next interview hot off the press with Tim Kaminski of Wonderstorm studios!!! Tim is an illustrator, concept artists and Art Director currently working out of L.A. and wow what a chat we had. This was one of the first using the new Zencast app so bear with me for awkward silences not to mention Tim's laptop dying on us half way through talking :( Make sure to check out Tim's links below and go and check out the new trailer for The Dragon Prince showing on Netflix September 19th. WE NOW HAVE A TIP JAR WITH KO-FI BUY US A COFFEE! http://ko-fi.com/digitalartcast If you guys wanna support the podcast remember to shoot me a like or a comment and check us out on iTunes and Soundcloud also or if you are listening remember we have a YouTube video here also! Tim's Links: INSTAGRAM: @randomspirits ARTSTATION: https://www.artstation.com/tim YOUTUBE: http://youtube.com/timkaminski Dragon Prince Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedragonprince Firestarter Ma

Back at it again this time with a new challanger (cue street fighter music!) We have a new host joining the podcast, Adrian Virlan and i met last year at the Playgrounds festival in Eindhoven and have bonded over many calls and chats about the art industry. I approached adrian a while back about coming on and talking to me then it evolved into hosting with me where we could change the format and have episodes that were smaller and had more substance. You'll find in this episode we tried to talk about community and the power of attending industry events to expand your horizon. We also have plans to try and launch a patreon so you guys can support us in another way than just listening to us chat. If you guys wanna support the podcast remember to shoot me a like or a comment and check us out on iTunes and Soundcloud also or if you are listening remember we have a YouTube video here also! Firestarter Magazine Grab it NOW!: https://firestartermagazine.com/get_the_mag Events we mentioned! https://www.industryw

It's been an age, and I apologise guys! These last two months have been tough and by god i'm glad I've graduated finally BUT that's no excuse. With my summer ramping up and the season of workshops coming up i'm ready to hit the ground running again! Let's get back on track with a super long episode talking to Conrad Allan about matte painting and why it took him almost 6 years after university to find a job! We shoot the shit about how we first met arguing and why not everyone has to be in the top 10% of artists in the world to find work. I hope this episode helps a lot of you that are struggling with how fast the industry is moving and don't worry YOU GOT THIS! If you guys wanna support the podcast remember to shoot me a like or a comment and check us out on iTunes and Soundcloud also or if you are listening remember we have a YouTube video here also! Conrad's Links https://www.mattepaint.com/landing https://www.artstation.com/conradallan Special thanks to Kevin Kuteli for the graphical fx Digital Art

Well..This has been a long time coming! Finally after a long wait i got to sit down with Mr Jason Hill a kick ass character artist currently tearing it up at Respawn Studios and formally Turtle Rock Studios. Jason is the 2nd ever 3D artist we've had own this channel and it was an absolute pleasure to speak with him. We talked about his origin stories and why he wasn't the best student but how that informed him to now give back and teach the next generation. We also dived a little into why Evolve eventually failed and what he learnt from that experience. Also what a day to day would be like in his studio and why he's so happy to finally be working with some of his heroes! If you guys wanna support the podcast remember to shoot me a like or a comment and check us out on iTunes and soundcloud also or if you are listening remember we have a YouTube video here also with over 40 mins of Jason sculpting in ZBRUSH Jason's Links https://www.artstation.com/jhill Special thanks to Kevin Kuteli for the graphical fx a

Sorry for the big delay guys with finishing uni and travelling to events including the awesome IAMAG this month in Paris I've been slammed trying to get work done and fit in an interview in between. This time i got to sit down with a community leader in the concept art realm Mr Spiridon Giannakis! Spiros and i sat down to talk about the art community and his project Firestarter Magazine which is becoming the life blood of the art community, delivering interviews from industry vets as well as printed and digital copies for all to download for free. You can check out the links below if you want to get involved with the magazine or grab a copy for free! Thanks guys hope you are all having an awesome Easter Break! Spiridon's Links: https://firestartermagazine.com/ Firestarter Community Magazine Spiridon Giannakis Blumenstraße 6 56218 Mülheim-Kärlich Germany Special thanks to Kevin Kuteli for the graphical fx and editing! Thanks again to Procreate and Firestarter Magazine for the sponsorship you can fi

Hey everyone in concept art land we are back again talking to a legend in the field. Mike Saas started his humble career in the walls of Bioware working on amazing games like old republic and jade empire. We talked about Mike's career and his painting method as he always favors the traditional methods and materials. Mike has also just launched a new Gumroad tutorial video you'll find it here https://gumroad.com/msass Mike's Links: http://www.sassart.com/ https://gumroad.com/msass Thanks again to Procreate and Firestarter Magazine for the sponsorship you can find out more about the magazine and their app below Firestarter https://firestartermagazine.com/ Procreate Website http://procreate.art/ Digital Artcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalartcast/ Gordon Neill External Links: www.gordonneill.com www.facebook.com/gordonneillart Twitter @gordonneillart --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/digitalartcast/message

Hey guys back again this time with an interview i can hardly believe! I had the absolute honor and privilege of speaking to Mr Scott Robertson. The founder of Design Studio Press and the author of "How to Draw" and "How to Render" Scott has carved a path through the entertainment lands and defined what it means to be a concept and industrial designer in the 21st century. I only wish i had more time to talk to Scott and dive deeper into his thoughts but he has offered my listeners a chance for a Q&A in the next interview so please leave a comment below if you would like to ask Scott Robertson anything at all. Scott Robertson's Links: https://www.artstation.com/scoro https://gumroad.com/scott_robertson http://cargocollective.com/drawthrough Thanks again to Procreate and Firestarter Magazine for the sponsorship you can find out more about the magazine and their app below Firestarter https://firestartermagazine.com/ Procreate Website http://procreate.art/ Digital Artcast Facebook: https://www.facebo

Hey guys! Last interview up before the year ends and a special one this time with the up and coming talent of Darko Markovic! Darko (or Darmar) has wowed people with his industrial design skills and high quality concept art. Winning the Artstation challenge of 2015 Darko has proved time and time again that he can stand toe to toe with the biggest artist in the industry and he's only just getting started. I sat down with him (finally) to talk about his beginning in design and why rejection and being turned away made him a stronger and better artist! Darko's Links: https://www.artstation.com/artofdarmar https://artofdarmar.artstation.com/ Thanks again to Procreate and Firestarter Magazine for the sponsorship you can find out more about the magazine and their app below Firestarter https://firestartermagazine.com/ Procreate Website http://procreate.art/ Digital Artcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalartcast/ Gordon Neill External Links: www.gordonneill.com www.facebook.com/gordonneillart Tw

Hitting episode 20 is a big step for me, back when i created this Podcast i never knew that this would ever get this far along. I've had the privilege of speaking to some major artists but this time is a big deal with Darek Zabrocki at the other end of my Skype call. I've been a fan of Darek's work for as long as I've loved concept art, he's everywhere and his work is some of the most detailed and confident I've ever seen in the art world. I sat down with Darek (finally haha) and talked about his start in the industry, being self taught and his rise to power working with some of the biggest and most amazing companies known to man. Check out the podcast episode it's gonna be amazing! Darek's Links: https://www.artstation.com/zabrocki https://www.darekzabrocki.com/ Thanks again to Procreate and Firestarter Magazine for the sponsorship you can find out more about the magazine and their app below Firestarter https://firestartermagazine.com/ Procreate Website http://procreate.art/ Digital Artcast Facebo

This is the big one guys number two in two weeks WE INTERVIEW MAXX BURMAN! Concept artist, matte painter and games creator galore! Having worked in almost every games and film company known to man Maxx sits down and talks to us about his career starting from his early days all the way to his work with Learn Squared Maxx's Links https://www.artstation.com/maxxburman http://www.maxxburman.com/ Learn Squared https://www.learnsquared.com/ Also Dan Luvisi's LMS project http://danluvisiart.com/lmsbook.html Thanks again to Procreate and Firestarter Magazine for the sponsorship you can find out more about the magazine and their app below Firestarter https://firestartermagazine.com/ Procreate Website http://procreate.art/ Digital Artcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalartcast/ Gordon Neill External Links: www.gordonneill.com www.facebook.com/gordonneillart Twitter @gordonneillart --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/digitalartcast/message

Another month and another delay sorry guys to make up for it this will be the first of two episodes coming back to back from Mark Molnar and Maxx Burman (stay tunned) Today we talk to Mark about his work and life as a freelancer, setting up his own studio and what it means to be a concept artist these days. Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Mark's Links http://pixoloid.net http://markmolnar.com Thanks again to Procreate and Firestarter Magazine for the sponsorship you can find out more about the magazine and their app below Firestarter https://firestartermagazine.com/ Procreate Website http://procreate.art/ Digital Artcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalartcast/ Gordon Neill External Links: www.gordonneill.com www.facebook.com/gordonneillart Twitter @gordonneillart --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/digitalartcast/message

Another month and another amazing interview this time with Pixar Studios animator and artist Eliza Ivanova. We talk to Eliza about her time in Cal Arts and her career so far in Pixar, why it's important to switch off and her new book and kickstarter RAW MATERIALS you can find out more about Eliza below and also check out her kickstarter for her new book ITS AMAZING! Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Eliza's Links http://www.elizaivanova.com/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/120326342/raw-material-v1-by-eliza-ivanova Thanks again to Procreate for the sponsorship you can find out more about their app below Procreate Website http://procreate.art/ Digital Artcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalartcast/ Gordon Neill External Links: www.gordonneill.com www.facebook.com/gordonneillart Twitter @gordonneillart --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/digitalartcast/message

Another delay but big things have been in the works. One thing to mention is we now have an awesome and official sponsor to the podcast. We are proud to announce our partnership with Procreate painting app. They are helping us reach further than ever before to produce great content. We are also giving away a free to code for a lucky winner so listen carefully to the episode for details. We catch up again with Colin Searle and talk about his time at the animation studio in Canada. His fears and breakdowns over the course of starting a new job and learning a new skillset. Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Procreate Website http://procreate.art/ Digital Artcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalartcast/ Gordon Neill External Links: www.gordonneill.com www.facebook.com/gordonneillart Twitter @gordonneillart --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/digitalartcast/message

Another delay but big things have been in the works. One thing to mention is we now have an awesome and official sponsor to the podcast. We are proud to announce our partnership with Procreate painting app. They are helping us reach further than ever before to produce great content. We are also giving away a free to code for a lucky winner so listen carefully to the episode for details. Our first interview in partnership with Procreate is Mr Matt Gaser, Matt has an impressive CV working at some of the biggest and most impressive studios in the world including the legendary ILM in California. We talk about his humble beginnings in Art Centre and where his career has lead him over many years. We will also be doing some live demos with Matt so keep your eyes peeled to the channel and remember to hit that subscribe and like button. Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Procreate Website http://procreate.art/ Digital Artcast Facebook:

Hey guys sorry for the delay it's been a super busy month! So we finally got to sit down with 3D character artist Marcin Kilcki of CD Projekt Red! (Yeah i'm just making my way through the office :)) Marcin is our first EVER 3D artist and we learn about his process for sculpting and his modest start in 3D Max making art to impress his friends. Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Digital Artcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalartcast/ Marcin Klicki Links: https://www.artstation.com/artist/klicek Gordon Neill External Links: www.gordonneill.com www.facebook.com/gordonneillart Twitter @gordonneillart --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/digitalartcast/message

Back again and it's March already, how time flies when you've so much work to do. Today i finally got to catch up with Marek Madej of CD Projekt Red! Marek is a character artist and a damn fine one at that. We talk about his career and where he stared finding success in smaller companies and cutting his teeth before heading into the big leagues. Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Marek Madej LINKS https://www.artstation.com/artist/banditpencil http://www.artofmarekmadej.com/ @banditpencil Gordon Neill External Links: www.gordonneill.com www.facebook.com/gordonneillart Twitter @gordonneillart --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/digitalartcast/message