
The Andrew Price Podcast
For artists who want to level up! Learn the habits, techniques and tricks to become the best artist you can be. Whether you're a beginner or a professional, all types of artists are welcome. The host Andrew Price (youtube: Blender Guru) answers the tough questions about burnout, feedback and focused practice from 15 years experience.
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Jun 22, 2022 • 1h 41min
#25: Beautiful Architecture w/Bartosz Domiczek
Bartosz Domiczek is one of the most followed architectural visualization artist on Artstation, and widely known in the archviz community. He's known for exaggerated utopian environments with scifi influences. In this podcast we discuss how he got started in archviz, the rise of real-time rendering, AI and architecture in the metaverse.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:02:06 How Bartosz got started
00:07:16 Bartosz's first Blender experience
00:09:31 Is Unreal Engine on the rise?
00:16:27 Different types of archviz clients
00:21:46 The most time-consuming part of a project
00:26:24 What type of clients want High-End Archviz?
00:33:59 The most interesting client work
00:36:48 The trend of "Virtual architecture"
00:43:39 The effects of the “Northern wisps” art popularity
00:46:52 Poliigon ad
00:48:22 The Metaverse and what it means for artists
00:54:57 Will AI take artist's jobs?
01:00:17 Why we need to work with AI
01:04:08 Education isn’t keeping up with innovation
01:06:23 Resources for 3D education
01:09:36 Origins of The Common Point
01:17:28 Workflow in professional archviz
01:24:54 Creative freedom in professional archviz
01:26:47 How to find your first clients
01:30:30 Importance of a consistent portfolio
01:33:03 Why it's hard to find work for interiors
01:35:43 The overall freelance landscape for archviz
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Blender Guru Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOKHwx1VCdgnxwbjyb9Iu1g

Apr 10, 2022 • 1h 18min
#24: Having a VFX Career on Youtube w/ Clint Jones
Clinton Jones is a Youtuber (Pwnisher) with almost a million subscribers, creating tutorials and explainer videos for Cinema4D, unreal engine and 3D in general. Before that, he was part of the Corridor channel, reacting to VFX and creating short films. Most recently he created a series of community challenges that went viral, where thousands of artists create animations, and then Clint puts the best into mega montage that is incredible to watch if you haven’t seen it.
In this episode we talk about how he got started in VFX and Youtube, why he deparated from Corridor, the 2022 Oscar VFX nominees, and why audiences hate CG. (all chapter marks in the description).
Chapter Marks:
0:00 Intro
1:17 Making of Corridor Crew’s VFX React
3:35 Clint’s Corridor origin story
09:00 Learning to be a better storyteller
13:30 Post-Rocket Jump
14:38 Sam & Nico invite Clint to Corridor
16:45 What inspires you?
18:26 Free Guy
19:50 Watching the Oscars
21:13 Dune
23:24 VFX in District 9
27:25 VFX in Shang Chi
30:00 Top Gun
31:35 Why do audiences hate CG?
36:10 All movies are just fine
36:35 Poliigon Ad
40:57 Into The Spider Verse
41:48 How long were you at Corridor?
43:15 The Viral Community Challenges
52:43 Why are NFTs so controversial?
59:33 Kanye West and NFTs
01:04:35 Why NFTs let artists do more art

Mar 3, 2022 • 1h 19min
#23: How to get a job in VFX w/ Andrew Hodgson
Andrew Hodgson has worked at ILM, Double Negative, MPC and more. He's worked on some of the biggest movie franchises, and in this interview we discuss the path to getting your first job, standing out, industry workflows, and the importance of being flexible with software.
Chapters:
0:00 Landing his first VFX job
15:27 The Importance of industry connections
28:23 Learning the right software for the right role.
43:03 What Blender's missing / What matters in a portfolio
50:35 Learning resources / Is Schooling worth it
1:00:13 Hollywood VFX Workflows
1:11:03 Importance of Efficiency / Outro
Links discussed in this episode:
Corridor Crew (VFX Artists React) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4WrKeoeZhk
Andrew Dyer Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/andrewdyercg
Think Tank - https://www.tttc.ca/
MPC - https://www.mpcfilm.com/
DNEG - https://www.dneg.com/
ILM - https://www.ilm.com/
Follow Andrew Hodge:
Twitch - https://m.twitch.tv/andrewhodgson3d
Twitter - https://twitter.com/andrewhodgson3d
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andrew__hodgson3d/
Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/andrewhodgson
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Feb 7, 2022 • 1h 18min
#22: Building Strong Artistic Habits with Mathias Zamecki
In this wide-ranging interview with Mathias Zamecki, we discuss his career, development, and break down the skills and habits that lead to great art.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:47 How Mathias got into Art
9:45 What skills to learn, varied vs focused
16:13 Things employers look for when hiring
25:50 How to stand out as an artist
34:48 How to keep learning within a workflow
44:52 Good design in art
1:04:03 What separates a good concept artist from the rest
1:08:17 What to focus on to become a good artist
1:16:38 Outro
Follow Mathias Zamecki:
Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/mathiaszamecki
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mathiaszamecki/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/mathiaszamecki
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mathiaszamecki
Links:
Painting John Locke in Photoshop in 2007 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K_NQe57C-k
The Gap by Ira Glass - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91FQKciKfHI
The Visual Story by Bruce Block - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1732359.The_Visual_Story
How to see color and paint it by Arthur Stern - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2581305-how-to-see-color-and-paint-it
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Jan 21, 2022 • 1h 21min
#21: Realtime 3D film-making with Sava Zivkovic
Conversation with filmmaker Sava Zivkovic about his short film 'Irradiation', the future of real-time CG film making & advise for aspiring CG directors.
Chapter marks:
0:00 Sava Introduction
5:10 Getting started in film-making
14:16 The common pitfalls of CG animation
27:40 The state of Motion Capture
36:49 Technology democratizing art
41:40 The limitations of Unreal Engine
55:15 Advice for aspiring filmmakers
1:09:38 Is there money in short films?
1:18:03 Outro
Watch Irradiation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_9f1_z8y1U
Irradiation Breakdown/Process Video - https://vimeo.com/585806244
Follow Sava Zivkovic:
Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/savazivkovic
Behance - https://www.behance.net/SavaZivkovic
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sava.zivkovic/?hl=en
Twitter - https://twitter.com/_savazivkovic
Other Links discussed in this episode:
Axis Studios - https://axisstudiosgroup.com/people/sava-zivkovic/
Astartes Short Film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7hgjuFfn3A
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Dec 22, 2021 • 2h 4min
#20 Fast Effective Learning, with William Landgren
Conversation with a 15-yr old Blender user who has already made two short films, and has a volume of work to rival some artists already working in the industry. We talk about how he learns from tutorials, his advice for other beginners, and much, much more.
Follow William Landgren:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/landgrenwilliam/?hl=en
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_v-Rg-FYBUfkF4GLcMDEcg
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/williamlandgren
Links discussed in this episode:
The Drink (Short Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRJ7K3fd6Mg
Ducky 3D: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuNhGhbemBkdflZ1FGJ0lUQ
Ian Hubert: https://www.youtube.com/c/mrdodobird
Every Node Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ0qtcSymDI
Aftereffects Wolverine Claw Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQyPkj4Nz-Y
Once upon a time in Hollywood: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7131622/
Scope Chapter One - Anamorphic Lenses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIhaItLnSR0
Frischluft: https://www.toolfarm.com/buy/frischluft_lenscare_ae/
Pwnisher Challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKBs9l8jS6Q
Jama Jurabaev: http://jamajurabaev.com/
Jon Favreau: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269463/
Two Minute Papers: https://www.youtube.com/c/K%C3%A1rolyZsolnai
Erindale: https://www.youtube.com/c/Erindale
Derrick Elliot: https://www.youtube.com/c/DerekElliott
Southern Shotty: https://www.youtube.com/c/SouthernShotty
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:53 Getting into Blender
6:22 How much time put into learning / free time priorities
14:36 Learning from tutorials / What William did differently
23:20 Inspiration
29:23 School in Sweden / Career plans
35:38 Impact of seeing other's work on Artstation
42:18 The Drink (Short Film) / Post-Production Pipeline
01:08:00 Looking forward to A.I.
01:13:05 Geometry Nodes
01:21:59 Learning vs Producing
01:28:40 Losing motivation
1:34:27 Starting CG with bad hardware
1:39:40 Advice for new Blender users
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Nov 29, 2021 • 52min
#19: Q&A - Conflicting art feedback, go niche or broad, and whether to learn Python
In this episode, I answer user-submitted questions including:
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - When to listen to feedback.
11:09 - Learn everything for just niche.
18:57 - When is an artwork finished.
27:34 - Is Python required.
34:42 - Visually impaired animation
39:35 - Where to ask quick Blender questions.
43:17 - How to improve perspective drawing.
46:20 - Publish more or less renders.
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Nov 15, 2021 • 51min
#18: Q&A Learning too slowly, getting distracted and setting deadlines
Welcome to the new home for The Andrew Price Podcast! In this episode I answer user submitted questions including:
0:00 - Intro
8:35 - Best practice for beginners
15:07 - Learning nodes
20:51 - Project/idea creep
24:38 - Setting realistic deadlines
38:21 - Recommended hardware
44:31 - Getting rejected/Advice for starting career
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Oct 15, 2021 • 1h 43min
#17: Dylan Ekren - Making Good Characters
Chat with Dylan Ekren who currently works as a CG character designer at Netflix. Previous to that he worked at Disney making characters for Wreck it Ralph, Zootopia, Frozen, Big Hero 6 and the upcoming Encanto movie.
In this long ranging discussion, we cover:
0:00 - Intro
1:55 - Getting into art
7:49 - Good learning resources
25:01 - What separates out successful artists from the rest
31:07 - Efficient use of time
42:42 - Learning path for new artists
57:53 - Dylan's Career after college
1:19:20 - Moving to Netflix Animation
1:25:30 - Dylan's favourite artists

Sep 24, 2021 • 57min
#16: Art Degrees, A.I and Anxiety
In this Q&A episode, I answer user submitted questions like how will AI affect the 3d industry? Do you need an art degree? Should colorblind artists bother? And more.
Chapter marks:
0:00 - Intro
4:50 - How will AI affect the CG industry?
16:13 - Will being color blind affect my progression?
20:16 - Do I need an art degree?
28:27 - Do I need an expensive computer?
32:49 - What should I charge for my work?
39:07 - Dealing with anxiety over your skillset.
43:18 - Dealing with frustration.
46:20 - How to know if you're focusing on the right workflows.
51:56 - Prioritising time to learn CG.
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