#31: Why Artists Shouldn’t Fear A.I, with Aaron Limonick

Aaron Limonick is an ex-Naughty Dog concept artist, and now a World Art Director at Activision Blizzard. 

In this podcast, we discuss the importance of curating your portfolio, and what skills you need to learn to get a job in the creative art field. We also talk about A.I. and why Aaron isn’t scared of its emergence in the industry. 

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Links discussed in podcast:

Maciej Kuciara: https://www.artstation.com/maciej

Marvelous Designer: https://www.marvelousdesigner.com/

Kevin Kelly Book: https://www.amazon.com/Inevitable-Understanding-Technological-Forces-Future/dp/0143110373

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Chapter Markers:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:05 - How Aaron got into art

00:03:21 - Biggest preventor of people wanting to become artist

00:08:05 - Why artist must constantly learn and innovate 

00:20:41 - Benefit of learning multiple skills

00:29:43 - Aaron's experience at Art Center

00:32:00 - What you need to learn to work at a studio

00:41:29 - Poliigon

00:42:28 - How to curate your portfolio

00:49:09 - The order of importance in design

00:53:59 - Aaron's start at Naughty Dog

01:00:13 - Why Aaron is not scared of A.I.

01:09:49 - There's more to A.I. than people think

01:23:28 - The progress of incorporating A.I. into artwork

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