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. Signup to Poliigon: https://www.poliigon.com/?utm_campaign=andrewprice-pod&utm_source=desc&utm_medium=anchor&utm_content=ep-25 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 ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice Instagram: http://instagram.com/andrewpprice Facebook: http://facebook.com/blenderguru ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOKHwx1VCdgnxwbjyb9Iu1g

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

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 Listen to The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQrZmxF18bDcou2ZpN0R9  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-andrew-price-podcast/id1543110518 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zYTk2NDM3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andrew-price-podcast  Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-andrew-price-podcast  Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/g63tah31  RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-andrew-price-podcast-8QQnak ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice Instagram: http://instagram.com/andrewpprice Facebook: http://facebook.com/blenderguru ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com Poliigon: http://www.poliigon.com

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 Listen to The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQrZmxF18bDcou2ZpN0R9  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-andrew-price-podcast/id1543110518 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zYTk2NDM3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andrew-price-podcast  Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-andrew-price-podcast  Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/g63tah31  RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-andrew-price-podcast-8QQnak ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice Instagram: http://instagram.com/andrewpprice Facebook: http://facebook.com/blenderguru ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com Poliigon: http://www.poliigon.com

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  Listen to The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQrZmxF18bDcou2ZpN0R9  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-andrew-price-podcast/id1543110518 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zYTk2NDM3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andrew-price-podcast  Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-andrew-price-podcast  Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/g63tah31  RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-andrew-price-podcast-8QQnak ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice Instagram: http://instagram.com/andrewpprice Facebook: http://facebook.com/blenderguru ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com Poliigon: http://www.poliigon.com

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 ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice Instagram: http://instagram.com/andrewpprice Facebook: http://facebook.com/blenderguru ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com Poliigon: http://www.poliigon.com

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. Send in your video question: https://www.blenderguru.com/podcastquestion Listen to The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQrZmxF18bDcou2ZpN0R9  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-andrew-price-podcast/id1543110518 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zYTk2NDM3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andrew-price-podcast  Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-andrew-price-podcast  Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/g63tah31  RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-andrew-price-podcast-8QQnak ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice Instagram: http://instagram.com/andrewpprice Facebook: http://facebook.com/blenderguru ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice

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 Send in your video question: https://www.blenderguru.com/podcastquestion Listen to The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQrZmxF18bDcou2ZpN0R9  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-andrew-price-podcast/id1543110518 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zYTk2NDM3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andrew-price-podcast  Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-andrew-price-podcast  Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/g63tah31  RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-andrew-price-podcast-8QQnak ---------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice Instagram: http://instagram.com/andrewpprice Facebook: http://facebook.com/blenderguru ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com Poliigon: http://www.poliigon.com

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

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. Send in your video question: https://www.blenderguru.com/podcastquestion Join the This week in 3D newsletter: https://www.blenderguru.com/thisweekin3d ----------------------------------------------- Listen to The Andrew Price Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3iQrZmxF18bDcou2ZpN0R9  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-andrew-price-podcast/id1543110518 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zYTk2NDM3OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==  Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andrew-price-podcast  Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-andrew-price-podcast  Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/g63tah31  RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-andrew-price-podcast-8QQnak ----------------------------------------------- Follow me: Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpprice Instagram: http://instagram.com/andrewpprice Facebook: http://facebook.com/blenderguru ArtStation: http://artstation.com/artist/andrewprice Blender Guru: http://www.blenderguru.com Poliigon: https://www.poliigon.com