Concept Artist Jeremy Hunter is your guest for this episode. He joins us to reveal how he switched careers, gaining his teaching qualifications and becoming a Concept Artist working in Game, TV, and Film. Not letting the rollercoaster of life derail him, Jeremy has also used his understanding of the industry to build a service catering to more original characters for artists to use in their projects in the shape of CG Characters. So enjoy this episode, which features some deeply honest tales from Jeremy and why he built this new venture.
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Concept Artist Marco Gorlei joins us for an amazing episode where he reveals the very nature of what makes him tick as an artist, how he became a Concept Artist and got work on projects such as Ghost In The Shell, Halo, Magic the Gathering and many more, how History influences his art and how he navigated the jump from studio to freelance and much more. - FOLLOW MARCO https://www.artstation.com/mvgorlei https://www.instagram.com/marcogorlei https://https://mgorleidesign.com/ - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.learnsquared.com https://www.patreon.com/patreon https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://www.cara.app/dhandatron
In this podcast episode, we dive deep into the creative journey of the wonderful Harshanand Singh, aka Harsh. Hailing from Pune in India, Harsh reveals his unique experiences growing up in a family with a deep connection to the arts and creativity, how he built the career of his dreams as a Concept Artist and the sacrifices he had to make along the way.
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Darren Bartley is your next guest on the Learn Squared Podcast, and Darren’s artistry is a joy to behold! Although, if you ask, he will state he is not an artist at all, as Design and world-building are where Darren’s creative mind is at! In this episode, Darren shares what he believes is critical to being able to be your best creative self and how he can give each of his worlds a unique voice, look, feel and much more in this epic episode.
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Our newest instructor, Daniele Solimene, joins us to talk about his epic new course, Concept Art for Video Games. While excelling in your career is a serious matter, there is plenty of fun to be had as an artist. Daniele shares what went into his course that targets beginner, intermediate and experienced students simultaneously, the things you need to be successful at when producing Concept Art for games and why the role of a Concept Artist is incredibly influential. Also, get an inside look at Daniele's work on the upcoming Dune: Awakening and more.
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The Legendary James Clyne joins us for this episode, where he drops some juicy insights into the mentality and qualities you need to have to work in the entertainment industry, how to avoid its pitfalls, and how to strive for originality. James definitely knows a thing or two as he has worked in a multitude of roles from Concept Artist to Art Director, working for Hollywood’s greats like Steven Spielberg and James Cameron, to name a few, on movies such as Minority Report, Avatar, The Star Wars Universe, many many more, and recently as Production Designer for Gareth Edwards on The Creator. Also, look out for how James ended up at Syd Mead's house and how his career path was not exactly straightforward.
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Senior Art Director Dan Martin is a friendly face over here at Learn Squared being one of our first students when we launched and is a bonafide creative in his own right. And Dan joins us to talk about many things we can all relate to as we move along our creative paths. From finding what your true calling is, how to identify when you need to make a change and over coming obstacles. We also share very personal stories around battling with depression and how we're dealing with it, so whilst not medical adivce we hope sharing and highlighting our lived experiences will be helpful.
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Brand New Learn Squared Instructor Kris Brady joins us for an inspirational episode where we discover his path toward mastery and talk about his incredible new course, MASTERING FILM UI. In this episode, Kris shares how he started when UI design and animation was a niche and how he levelled up and progressed over the years to work in Film (Black Panther, Love, Death & Robots, Aquaman & more) and curate the exact career he wanted. We also discover how Kris built his course with storytelling and artistry in mind and the best way to approach it.
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Concept Artist Mel Cummings joins us for today’s episode. She reveals how she made it as a Concept Artist when her pathway to becoming one was not obviously clear and why this journey is one of the main reasons she mentors and guides upcoming artists when she is not busy working in TV and Games on titles such as Marvel's Secret Invasion, PUBG, APEX, and more. Mel also reveals her battle with depression, the tools she uses to help her with this, and how this made her understand herself better. - FOLLOW MEL https://www.instagram.com/artofmelc/ https://artofmel.com/ https://www.artstation.com/melc https://www.linkedin.com/in/mel-c-2434b660 - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.learnsquared.com https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://www.patreon.com/learnsquared https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://www.twitter.com/dhandatron
Learn Squared Instructor Alex FIgini (Concepting in ZBrush) joins us for this episode to discuss many topics, including the current state of our industry, recent job losses, how AI technology is probably going to affect us moving forward, and why it is important for you to be different! LEARN FROM AND FOLLOW ALEX https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/concepting-zbrush https://www.artstation.com/alexfigini https://twitter.com/AlexFIginiArt https://www.instagram.com/alexfigini FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED (ALL First Lessons are FREE!) https://www.learnsquared.com https://www.instagram.com/patreon https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://www.twitter.com/dhandatron
Join us for today’s episode as Concept Designer & Artist Kay Tang shares her journey of turning pro while still in university, her evolution as a freelancer, and her decision to move and build her career as an artist in Japan! We'll also tackle pressing issues creatives encounter today, what it takes to push your craft, how your cultural identity can impact you, and much more!
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