Hey guys back again this time with an interview i can hardly believe! I had the absolute honor and privilege of speaking to Mr Scott Robertson. The founder of Design Studio Press and the author of "How to Draw" and "How to Render" Scott has carved a path through the entertainment lands and defined what it means to be a concept and industrial designer in the 21st century. I only wish i had more time to talk to Scott and dive deeper into his thoughts but he has offered my listeners a chance for a ...
Jan 15, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Hey guys! Last interview up before the year ends and a special one this time with the up and coming talent of Darko Markovic! Darko (or Darmar) has wowed people with his industrial design skills and high quality concept art. Winning the Artstation challenge of 2015 Darko has proved time and time again that he can stand toe to toe with the biggest artist in the industry and he's only just getting started. I sat down with him (finally) to talk about his beginning in design and why rejection and be...
Dec 18, 2017•1 hr 7 min
Hitting episode 20 is a big step for me, back when i created this Podcast i never knew that this would ever get this far along. I've had the privilege of speaking to some major artists but this time is a big deal with Darek Zabrocki at the other end of my Skype call. I've been a fan of Darek's work for as long as I've loved concept art, he's everywhere and his work is some of the most detailed and confident I've ever seen in the art world. I sat down with Darek (finally haha) and talked about hi...
Nov 21, 2017•1 hr 6 min
This is the big one guys number two in two weeks WE INTERVIEW MAXX BURMAN! Concept artist, matte painter and games creator galore! Having worked in almost every games and film company known to man Maxx sits down and talks to us about his career starting from his early days all the way to his work with Learn Squared Maxx's Links https://www.artstation.com/maxxburman http://www.maxxburman.com/ Learn Squared https://www.learnsquared.com/ Also Dan Luvisi's LMS project http://danluvisiart.com/lmsbook...
Oct 05, 2017•1 hr 21 min
Another month and another delay sorry guys to make up for it this will be the first of two episodes coming back to back from Mark Molnar and Maxx Burman (stay tunned) Today we talk to Mark about his work and life as a freelancer, setting up his own studio and what it means to be a concept artist these days. Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Mark's Links http://pixoloid.net http://markmolnar.com Thanks again to Procreate an...
Sep 26, 2017•1 hr 12 min
Another month and another amazing interview this time with Pixar Studios animator and artist Eliza Ivanova. We talk to Eliza about her time in Cal Arts and her career so far in Pixar, why it's important to switch off and her new book and kickstarter RAW MATERIALS you can find out more about Eliza below and also check out her kickstarter for her new book ITS AMAZING! Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Eliza's Links http://ww...
Aug 08, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Another delay but big things have been in the works. One thing to mention is we now have an awesome and official sponsor to the podcast. We are proud to announce our partnership with Procreate painting app. They are helping us reach further than ever before to produce great content. We are also giving away a free to code for a lucky winner so listen carefully to the episode for details. We catch up again with Colin Searle and talk about his time at the animation studio in Canada. His fears and b...
Jul 02, 2017•54 min
Another delay but big things have been in the works. One thing to mention is we now have an awesome and official sponsor to the podcast. We are proud to announce our partnership with Procreate painting app. They are helping us reach further than ever before to produce great content. We are also giving away a free to code for a lucky winner so listen carefully to the episode for details. Our first interview in partnership with Procreate is Mr Matt Gaser, Matt has an impressive CV working at some ...
May 31, 2017•1 hr 3 min
Hey guys sorry for the delay it's been a super busy month! So we finally got to sit down with 3D character artist Marcin Kilcki of CD Projekt Red! (Yeah i'm just making my way through the office :)) Marcin is our first EVER 3D artist and we learn about his process for sculpting and his modest start in 3D Max making art to impress his friends. Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Digital Artcast Facebook: https://www.facebook....
Apr 17, 2017•1 hr 21 min
Back again and it's March already, how time flies when you've so much work to do. Today i finally got to catch up with Marek Madej of CD Projekt Red! Marek is a character artist and a damn fine one at that. We talk about his career and where he stared finding success in smaller companies and cutting his teeth before heading into the big leagues. Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Marek Madej LINKS https://www.artstation.com...
Mar 01, 2017•59 min
With this next interview comes joy as I've waited a long time to talk to Tim about his work, teaching and moving to the big time in London with ILM Studios. This episode will also cover some advice for young artists and we talk about using reference and why it's important to study. Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Timothy Rodriguez LINKS https://www.artstation.com/artist/timo http://www.timorodriguez.com/ Gordon Neill Ext...
Feb 07, 2017•54 min
Another year is upon us and we kick it off with a BANG! We got a chance to sit down with Borkur Eiriksson of CCP and Eve Online fame and ask him about his amazing art career. We talk about his work at CCP and finding his style along with what makes him tick as an artist. We also discuss his future plans and what he looks for in young artists. You can find his work and his companies work below in the link. Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, S...
Jan 16, 2017•54 min
We are back! today myself and Colin talk about the important of time and why planning it out can be the difference between disaster and victory! As always we will talk about what we've been up to the last 30 days (Can't believe it's been that long) and also how Colin managed to build an epic showreel by planning out his project frame by frame ! Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Gordon Neill External Links: www.gordonneill....
Nov 23, 2016•1 hr 16 min
Today me and Colin discuss what the hell is going on in the AAA games industry and is it worth it to kill yourself over work (obviously the answer is no) tune in and listen up about what we have to say on this matter. The subject matter comes from a podcast called "Designer Notes" check it out at the link below https://www.idlethumbs.net/designernotes/ Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Gordon Neill External Links: www.gord...
Oct 25, 2016•59 min
Today is a short episode because in the big bad world we are super busy lol. Anyway we talk all things art related in October including the thing you do with ink :) Remember to check out Jake Parker and keep drawing! Hope you guys enjoy and remember to subscribe and like our episodes, stay tuned for more, Show notes below: Gordon Neill External Links: www.gordonneill.com www.facebook.com/gordonneillart Twitter @gordonneillart Colin Searle External Links: www.facebook.com/ColinStash www.artstatio...
Oct 12, 2016•47 min
Today we return with another amazing interview. The great and super talented Jort Van Welbergen gave up some of his free time to talk to Gordon about his concept art journey and the amazing projects he's worked on. We discuss being aware of the world around you and how engineering new worlds and props can be accomplished by just taking the time to look. Check out Jort's work below and remember to subscribe and leave a comment. Thanks guys https://www.artstation.com/artist/jortvanwelbergen https:...
Oct 03, 2016•44 min
Another week and another awesome episode of the Digital Artcast! This time Colin talks all about the event he attended in Canada called Edge Control. A workshop set up to showcase the work of major artist and to network with some big time players. As always we've linked everyone's work below and if you have any questions feel free to ask them in the comments. Also remember we are now on iTunes and soundcloud so you can grab the to go version over on apples music service. http://www.edgecontrolex...
Sep 26, 2016•1 hr 50 min
Today is a great day as we have the absolute privilage of speaking to Mr Matt Rhodes, lead concept artist at Bioware who's worked on titles that include Jade Empire, Mass Effect and Dragon Age. We talked to him about his career and everything art related, including his recent involvement in the Artstation ILM Challange. You can if you want check out Matt's work on the link below. https://www.artstation.com/artist/mattrhodes http://mattrhodesart.blogspot.co.uk/ http://mattrhodesart.tumblr.com/ Ho...
Sep 15, 2016•1 hr 3 min
In this this and very special episode of the digital artcast we discuss my trip down to #IW16 that's the Industry Workshops 2016 to everyone else. The trip was awesome and we talk about all the sights and sounds i experience when i was down there, including all the artist that i met and talks i attended. Below in the show notes are links to all that artist i saw including some extra links to the Industry workshops page which will be running again next year. http://www.industryworkshops.co.uk/ ht...
Sep 08, 2016•49 min
In this this and very special episode of the digital artcast we talk to Mr Titus Lunter! One of THE hottest concept artist in the world today Titus has worked on not only AAA games but has already forged an amazing career in the Magic artist realm providing Wizards of the Coast with some breathtaking environment artwork. We talk to Titus about how he got started and what his experience has been like so far working in entertainment art. We also talk about his time with Wizards and why it is so ma...
Aug 12, 2016•37 min
In this second episode of the Digital Artcast join me (Gordon Neill) and my buddy Colin Searle as we explore the world of concept art, VFX, illustration and more. We break down our origins and how we both go into art and mostly entertainment design. This week we talk about Networking and how important it is to be a 0. Show notes below: Introduction Week in Review: 2:15 Main Topic Discussion: 32:20 Gordon Neill External Links: www.gordonneill.com www.facebook.com/gordonneillart @gordonneillart Co...
Jul 25, 2016•1 hr 26 min
In this first episode of the Digital Artcast join me (Gordon Neill) and my buddy Colin Searle as we explore the world of concept art, VFX, illustration and more. We break down our origins and how we both go into art and mostly entertainment design. We also talk about are motivation and how it's important to keep moving forward in your career as an artist. Show notes below: Introduction Origin Story Gordon: 1:40 Colin: 9:55 Week in Review: 18:50 Main Topic Discussion: 33:00 Gordon Neill External ...
Jun 18, 2016•1 hr 4 min
