A conversation with Jama Jurabaev (concept artist at Lucas Film), on how he went from his home country of Tajikistan to working as a concept artist on some of the biggest Hollywood movies.

Topics discussed:

• 0:00 Intro
• 3:18 From Tajikistan to celebrity artist
• 8:37 How the internet has democratized learning
• 13:46 How Jama got started
• 23:58 The most efficient way to practice
• 38:32 The best way to learn design
• 54:25 Advice for beginner artists today
• 1:00:50 Will AI replace artists?
• 1:07:08 How to find the motivation to be an artist
• 1:13:23 Biggest myths and wastes of time
• 1:22:47 What is Big Medium Small?
• 1:35:49 Why are Russian artists so innovative?
• 1:44:20 Why Jama has 4x RTX 3090s

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• Big Medium Small: www.bigmediumsmall.com

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