Timothy Rodriguez on Why Personal Art Is Crucial

Since he was a teenager, Timothy Rodriguez knew he wanted to do digital art. The artist grew up in La Rochelle, France and later moved to Paris where he attended École de communication visuelle – a private design school – before dropping out after one year and starting freelance in the city. He is now an artist with years’ of experience who has worked for several renowned companies like Applibot, Bethesda Softworks and Warner Bros. Rodriguez also had the opportunity to work on popular franchises like The Elder Scrolls among others. Of course, he also works on some great personal art and he will share with us today why this is important for any artist who hopes to be successful.

Yohann Schepacz o Komerčných Prácach

Yohann Schepacz je francúzsky koncepčný návrhár z oblasti zábavného priemyslu, momentálne žijúci v kanadskom Montreale. V roku 2012 založil OXAN studio, spoločne s manželkou Yan Li, s ktorou spolupracoval už dva roky pred založením firmy, v ktorej dnes pracuje ako návrhár a manažér štúdia. Ateliér dokázal pracovať na spektre rozličných projektov ako Deus Ex Universe, Magic: The Gathering a Rise of the Tomb Raider. Schepacz potvrdil svoje kvality. Znovu a znovu produkoval excelentné práce pre komerčnú klientelu. Dnes je tu s nami, aby nám porozprával o svojej doterajšej ceste.

Yohann Schepacz on What Goes Into Making Commercial Work

Yohann Schepacz is a French entertainment artist currently living in Montreal, Canada. The artist founded OXAN studio in 2012 alongside his wife, Yan Li, who Schepacz collaborated with for two years prior to setting up the company. Currently he works as an artist and studio manager there. The art studio has been able to work on a variety of different projects such as Deus Ex Universe, Magic: The Gathering and Rise of the Tomb Raider. Time after time, Schepacz has been able to provide excellent works for commercial clients. Today, he is here to talk to us about his journey so far.

Interview: Alessandro Baldasseroni

Alessandro Baldasseroni je výtvarník, 3-D návrhár charakterov z talianskeho Milána, kde sa narodil a vyrástol. Špecializuje sa na modelovanie postáv, tvorbu textúr (reálnych povrchov) tieňovanie v 3-D, a vo svojej oblasti je preukázateľne jedným z najlepších v priemysle. Alessandro začínal ako operátor počítačom podporovaného dizajnu (CAD) pracujúci pre firmu, pred tým, ako sa dostal k návrhom pre herný svet v pozícii všeobecného 3-D grafika pre spoločnosť Milestone, ktorá je jedným z najväčších miest na vývoj hier v Taliansku. Od jeho prvých experimentov so softvérom uplynulo takmer dvadsať rokov a teraz modeluje postavy v Riot Games. V minulosti mal príležitosť pracovať aj pre iné renomované spoločnosti, ako Blur Studio a Games Workshop. Dnes je s nami, aby nám povedal niečo málo o jeho ceste, a o jeho plánoch do budúcnosti.

Interview With Character Artist Alessandro Baldasseroni

Alessandro Baldasseroni is a 3-D character artist who was born and raised in Milan, Italy. The artist specializes in character modelling, texturing and shading, and is arguably one of the best in the industry for this kind of thing. Alessandro started off as a CAD operator working for a company before he got into game art with his job as a 3-D generalist at Milestone, one of the biggest game developers in Italy. Almost twenty years have passed since Alessandro first experimented with the software and he is now working as a character modeler at Riot Games.

Yekaterina Bourykina o Výzvach a Rozvíjaní Personálneho Štýlu

Yekaterina Bourykina je návrhárka 3-D charakterov z Ruska. Momentálne žije vo Woodland Hills v Kalifornii, spoločne so svojim priateľom Geoffrey Ernaultom. Po ukončení štúdií na Art Institute of Dallas, začala pracovať pre Picture Plane Imaging, kde ako návrhárka nadobudla sebaistotu predtým, ako odišla pracovať pre Blizzard Entertainment. Tohto času nepracuje na komerčných projektoch, namiesto toho sa zameriava na seba zdokonalovanie a osobné práce.

Katia Bourykina about Her Personal Style

Yekaterina Bourykina is a 3-D character artist from Russia who currently lives in Woodland Hills, California together with her boyfriend, Geoffrey Ernault. After she graduated at the Art Institute of Dallas, she went on to work for Picture Plane Imaging where she gained confidence as an artist before leaving to work for Blizzard Entertainment.