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From Classroom to Career: Breaking into 3D Visualization with Gizem

Hear from CG Spectrum alum Gizem, a talented artist who studied 3D modeling and VFX before successfully transitioning into the field of 3D visualization. In ...

How to Stay Motivated as an Artist with Mark Pullyblank

We chat with Mark Pullyblank, Department Head of 3D Animation at CG Spectrum, about the essential topic of maintaining motivation as an artist. From battling ...

Working as a freelance animator with Rick and Morty's Hubert Lapointe

Working as a Freelancer Animator with Rick and Morty's Hubert Lapointe

Maxine speaks with Hubert Lapointe, Online Educator and Founder/Creative Director of Bon Jam Animation, about how to work as a freelance animator, including ...

From Compositing to Virtual Production in Real-time 3D with Azra Alkan

From Compositing to Virtual Production in Real-time 3D with Azra Alkan

Maxine speaks with Azra Alkan, Compositing Supervisor and Real-Time Look Development Artist, about how to determine your worth as an artist in film and games. ...

How to Create a Realistic 3D Character Portrait with Ian Spriggs

How to Create a Realistic 3D Character Portrait with Ian Spriggs

Digital Portrait Artist Ian Spriggs catches up with Maxine to unpack the creative process behind his mind-blowingly realistic 3D character portraitures. In ...

Career Mapping with Respawn Entertainment Environment Artist Alex Beddows

From the Rugby Field to Environment Art with Respawn’s Alex Beddows

Justin interviews Alex Beddows, a Senior Environment Artist at Respawn Entertainment, about what it takes to get ahead in the industry. Alex has a pragmatic ...

Starting an animation career later in life

Starting an animation career later in life: Mark Pullyblank’s tips

Maxine chats with Mark Pullyblank, Department Head of 3D Animation at CG Spectrum, to talk about his career switch into animation from an entirely different ...

Character Artist J Hill on Creating Your Dream Job in Film and Games back 4 blood 3d modeling

Character Artist J Hill on Creating Your Dream Job in Film and Games

In this week’s interview, J Hill, Lead Character Artist at Turtle Rock Studios, joins Maxine to chat about the success of his eponymous YouTube channel, how he ...

Overcome Impostor Syndrome with SPIN FX Artist Kate Xagoraris

Overcome Impostor Syndrome with SPIN FX Artist Kate Xagoraris

Kate Xagoraris, Mid-level Effects Artist at SPIN VFX and CG Spectrum Mentor, joins Maxine to discuss her popular Houdini tutorials blog, her work on medical ...

Character Material Artist Diablo IV Blizzard Entertainment Chun Chun Yang

From Film to Games with Blizzard Texture Artist Chun Chun Yang

On this week's episode, Senior Texture Artist Chun Chun Yang sits down with Maxine to discuss how she got into 3D art, the rewards and challenges of switching ...

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Embrace Your Unique Artistic Voice with Comp Lair’s Pedro Andrade

Maxine hangs out with Pedro Andrade, Compositing Supervisor/Head of Compositing and Founder of Comp Lair™. Pedro chats about his podcast and compositing ...

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Storytelling in Virtual Production with VFX Concept Artist Aaron Sims

This week, Justin sits down with film industry legend Aaron Sims, VFX Concept Artist and Founder/CEO of Aaron Sims Creative, to talk about the industry’s ...

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Creating the CGS Commercial with Compositing Supervisor Sean Amlaner

Justin catches up with Compositing Supervisor and CG Spectrum Head of Compositing, Sean Amlaner, about what a compositing artist really does, the burgeoning ...

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The power of mentorship & networking in VFX with Wētā's Marcella Brown

Marcella Brown, Senior FX Artist at Wētā FX and founder of The VFX Club Podcast, joins Maxine in the studio to talk about her VFX career. They cover Marcella's ...

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Game Dev Job Interview Tips From Electronic Arts' Sarah Spiers

Maxine chats with Forbes 30 Under 30 in Games, Sarah Spiers, the Interim Executive Director of the IGDA Foundation, and Development Director at EA Games. Sarah ...

Magic: The Gathering Art with Eric Wilkerson & Ovidio Cartagena CG Spectrum Podcast

Magic: The Gathering Art with Eric Wilkerson & Ovidio Cartagena

Award-winning Illustrator Eric Wilkerson and Wizards of the Coast Art Director Ovidio Cartagena chat with Justin about their work together on card ...

Airship Syndicate Senior Game Designer Daniel Pinch

How to Get Hired in Game Dev with Senior Game Designer, Daniel Pinch

Justin checks in with his former student, Daniel Pinch, a Senior Game Designer at Airship Syndicate and Game Design Mentor at CG Spectrum. They talk about what ...

Leadership and Goal-setting with DNEG Lead Modeler David Cunningham

DNEG Lead Hard Surface Modeler David Cunningham (Snowpiercer, Enola Holmes, Moonfall) chats to Maxine about how he got into 3D modeling, the bold steps he took ...

AAA Game AI Programmer Firas Hosn The CG Spectrum Podcast

AAA Programmer Firas Hosn on AI in Games, Leadership, and Burnout

Maxine and Senior AI game programmer, Firas Hosn (Farcry 3, 4, 5; Assassin’s Creed 3) cover a lot of ground in this week’s episode of The CG Spectrum Podcast! ...

Unreal Engine VFX Real-time Artist William Faucher

Using Unreal Engine for VFX with Real-time Artist William Faucher

Real-time artist, William Faucher meets with Justin to discuss the art of teaching (on his popular YouTube channel and as a CG Spectrum mentor), and lessons ...

Accelerate Your Animation Career: Tips from 2D Animator Sykosan

This week, Maxine meets with freelance 2D animation filmmaker, Sykosan. He reflects on his unique career switch from architecture to 2D animation, the ...

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Working on Marvel’s Loki with VFX Compositing Artist Brittany Piacente

Maxine chats with VFX Artist Brittany Piacente about what it’s like to work remotely as a Compositor during a pandemic, the value of good mentorship, visual ...

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Starting a Game Studio with Borderlands’ Carl Shedd

Justin meets with Carl Shedd, a Borderlands art style pioneer and the Co-Founder & World Director at Ruckus Games. They chat about the importance of ...