The Naked Texture Artist - Chris Nichols - Episode 4
12/25/23 • 65 min
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The Naked Texture Artist is a podcast where VFX/animation veterans have deep and honest conversations about their challenges and growth as working artists.
The catastrophe has not been called off. Yet. The Hollywood strikes are resolved, supposedly. But obviously it will take time to rebuild what the drought has destroyed. Hiring has started again as a trickle here and there. But the whole “strikes are over and now everybody go back to work” was of course never going to materialise. So most people out there are still hurting.
This period, in the VFX industry's history, has been a grim reminder that we are living in a house of cards. Many, if not all, artists have had to have some serious reflection on their career, and what their future will look like.
You know I am a huge fan of Chris Nichols. Not only because of his texture work and his passion for our art and craft – but also because he is such a grounded yet thought-provoking person to speak to. This perfectly fits with the times we are living through.
This episode, I count as my most personal yet. Listening, and re-listening to my conversation with Chris has brought a lot of aha-moments and paradigm shifts for me personally. We talk a lot about our experiences being artists, and how that relates to jobs, studios and even hiring other artists.
I hope this can be as instructive and helpful for you too, as it has been for me.
Do yourself a favour, please, and explore and support the amazing work Chris also does on the side:
https://www.artstation.com/porkpiesamurai
Also mentioned in this episode is https://www.allanmckay.com/podcast-list-page/
and https://www.instagram.com/saltyanimators/
The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard.
Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist
Contact us on [email protected]
Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/
Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/
Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com
We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text!
The Naked Texture Artist is a podcast where VFX/animation veterans have deep and honest conversations about their challenges and growth as working artists.
The catastrophe has not been called off. Yet. The Hollywood strikes are resolved, supposedly. But obviously it will take time to rebuild what the drought has destroyed. Hiring has started again as a trickle here and there. But the whole “strikes are over and now everybody go back to work” was of course never going to materialise. So most people out there are still hurting.
This period, in the VFX industry's history, has been a grim reminder that we are living in a house of cards. Many, if not all, artists have had to have some serious reflection on their career, and what their future will look like.
You know I am a huge fan of Chris Nichols. Not only because of his texture work and his passion for our art and craft – but also because he is such a grounded yet thought-provoking person to speak to. This perfectly fits with the times we are living through.
This episode, I count as my most personal yet. Listening, and re-listening to my conversation with Chris has brought a lot of aha-moments and paradigm shifts for me personally. We talk a lot about our experiences being artists, and how that relates to jobs, studios and even hiring other artists.
I hope this can be as instructive and helpful for you too, as it has been for me.
Do yourself a favour, please, and explore and support the amazing work Chris also does on the side:
https://www.artstation.com/porkpiesamurai
Also mentioned in this episode is https://www.allanmckay.com/podcast-list-page/
and https://www.instagram.com/saltyanimators/
The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard.
Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist
Contact us on [email protected]
Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/
Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/
Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com
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The Naked Texture Artist - Rant 1 - The Strikes
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I went to bed with the news that the actors' union (SAG) had ended their strike last night, and this morning, "I woke up with murder on my mind!"
The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard.
Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist
Contact us on [email protected]
Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/
Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/
Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com
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The Naked Texture Artist - Adam Capone - Episode 1
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The Naked Texture Artist is a podcast where VFX/animation veterans have deep and honest conversations about their challenges and growth as working artists.
Do you know Adam Capone? Probably not. He quietly goes about his work as an artist in games development. He definitely doesn't seek out the limelight. Which is odd, as he is probably the world's most famous texture artist!
I had the good fortune to meet Adam when we were both studying at University of Teesside for a career in games and 3D art. I easily count him as the most creative person I have ever met – which says something after all these years working as an artist. To me, he is the next Tim Burton, we never had. So I am both very interested in what he gets up to, as well as excited to present him to you.
This is the first slice of a three and a half hour long conversation. Naturally we are easing into the conversation here in the first episode, as two friends catching up, but we keep exploring more and more serious issues as the interview progresses.
Do yourself a favour, please, and explore and support the amazing work Adam does on the side:
https://www.artstation.com/caponeart
https://www.instagram.com/caponeart/?hl=en
https://creativecloud.adobe.com/learn/substance-3d-designer/web/stylized-materials-with-adam-capone
https://www.wired.com/2012/10/ff-peter-molyneux/
https://kotaku.com/play-more-than-200-ridiculous-peter-molydeux-games-righ-5898401
https://kotaku.com/real-molyneux-pops-up-at-fake-molyneux-game-jam-5897949
https://www.mobygames.com/person/280524/adam-capone/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-capone-4b9590/
The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard.
Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist
Contact us on [email protected]
Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/
Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/
Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com
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