This is a special one for me, someone who has been a huge source of inspiration throughout my career, Ash Thorp! We had a deep conversation about his podcast, not having labels as an artist and diving into the world of cinematography ! .Ash’s

Ep 85: Jobye-Kyle Karmaker

Sep 9th, 2021 1h 4m

Jobye Karmaker is on the podcast, newly made Principle Enviro artist at Respawn and one of the OG people on the mentorship movement. It was really fun to dig into his perspective on WFH, the correct way to handle crunch and what makes for a gre

Ep84: Jonas Ronnegard

Aug 12th, 2021 1h

Since day one of starting the podcast I have wanted to talk to JRO Tools founder Jonas Ronnegard ! We unpacked how he started his successful asset store and how he grew it over the years to be what it is today, while also tackling the uncomfort

Ep 83 : Vincent Dérozier

Jul 29th, 2021 1h 7m

It has been a long time coming but we finally got Eidios Senior Material Artist Vincent Derozier on the podcast. We got into all things material art as well as how important context is to the art you make, as well how important making art for y

Ep 82: Katia Bourykina

Jul 15th, 2021 1h 46m

Are you a character / stylized artist? Then this episode is for you! I really enjoyed this one, me and Riot Lead character Artist Katia Bourykina spoke unpacked things such as higher education foolishly deterring students from the medium and

Ep 81: Eric Persson

Jul 1st, 2021 1h 30m

Concept Artist rejoice ! We have Eric Persson on, who spent a decade with Dice as a concept artist before joining The Initiative as an Art Director. It was fun talking to another discipline and we got into how artist leverage 3D in concepts a

Ep 80: Maarten Hof

Jun 17th, 2021 43m 31s

It has been a long time coming but this week we have Massive enviro artist Maarten Hoff! We got stuck into what drives him through his vast array of beautiful personal projects as well as digging into how photography has helped the both of us!

Ep 79: Kurt Kupser

Jun 3rd, 2021 56m 39s

Returning guests really are the best, and this week we have Kurt Kupser on! We digest the UE5 early access and what this could mean for game art as well as unpacking the idea of how we transition from an artist into a game dev! .Kurt’s ArtSta

Ep 78 : Melissa Smith

May 20th, 2021 57m 21s

This week we had Snr Enviro Artist at Sony Santa Monica on, Melissa Smith! This was a really fun chat where we got to unpack team culture during remote working and just what kind of effect it has on mental health!.Melissa’s ArtStation ⯈https:

Ep 77: Michael 'Orb' Vicente

May 6th, 2021 1h 1m

On the GDD podcast this week we have a very special guest, the creator of the widely used 'Orb Brush Pack', Senior Enviro Artist at Blizzard Michael Vicente, we had the pleasure of deep diving into everything stylized in art and unpacked the wh

Ep 76: Ruben Almaraz Morales

Apr 22nd, 2021 50m 2s

Ever wondered how things get blown up in games? Well Sony Santa Monica's Lead Destruction Artist Rubin is on the podcast to give you all the insight to what this career path entails along with some great advice when it comes to interview time!

Ep 75: Grant Parker

Apr 8th, 2021 1h 1m

This week we have Insomniac game designer Grant Parker on, we got unpacked a lot about the journey into the role and need to know things if you want to thrive in the job, as well as understanding the ups and downs of collaborating with other cr

Ep 74: Ben Keeling

Mar 25th, 2021 59m

This week we have advanced environment artist on the show, we got into a lot of topics such as teaching, composition for environment artist and something close to both our hearts – enjoying personal projects!.Ben’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.ar

Ep 73 : Raul Aparicio

Mar 11th, 2021 1h 2m

Thats right, back to back Sony Santa Monica Environment artist with Raul Aparicio joining me on the podcast. We discuss the generalist used by the SSM studio and its power along with dangers facing young artists like how they use social media o

Ep 72: Dannie Carlone

Feb 25th, 2021 52m 13s

It turns out Sony Santa Monica don't just produce great games, they produce fantastic podcast guests. This week we have Senior environment Artist Dannie Carlone on, we talk through the Zbrush workflow and why its important for environment artis

Ep 71 : Jade Law

Feb 11th, 2021 1h 8m

Breaking news! It turns out Wardog Creative Director is in fact NOT a banana! We spoke about founding her own studio, and what has contributed to it being successful in its first year. We also touched on 2021 Gun Challenge and the effect it has

Ep 70: Tim Simpson

Jan 28th, 2021 1h 15m

We are back, and 2 years since his first appearance on the podcast Art Director Tim Simpson is back on! We spoke about the journey from artist to director and some of things he had to do to be prepared for the role, challenges in the role and

Ep 69 : Ivanna Liittschwager

Oct 8th, 2020 47m 51s

It was a pleasure to have Ivanna Liittschwager, Sony Santa Monica environment artist on. It was really fun diving into her journey to the studio, etiquette for students messaging artists, and explored how she maintains a healthy work-life balan

Insert Topic Ep 5: Mentorship

Oct 1st, 2020 55m 18s

The DiNusty empire launched mentorships this month! So this week I had some of our mentors come on the podcast to talk about their experiences throughout the mentorships, where the teaching form is going in the future and some potential dangers

Ep 68 : Mathew O'Halloran

Sep 24th, 2020 1h 6m

It is always a blast having a good friend on the podcast, Matty and I have been chatting about Flow State recently and thought it would make for a great podcast unpacking the whole idea of Flow and how it impacts and affects the Games Industry!

Ep 67 : Ayi Sanchez

Sep 17th, 2020 53m 34s

This week Machine Games Senior Environment Artist – Ayi Sanchez is on the podcast. We unpacked the complicated topic of 1st world problems of artists entering the industry and explaining why the complaining is so detrimental to your development

Ep 66: Jacob Norris

Sep 10th, 2020 1h 35m

We have the Nvidia Lead Environment artist, Jacob Norris on the podcast! It was a pleasure talking about learning communities, how Discord communities are the modern day Polycount and I found out what its like being in the god tier band of arti

Ep 65: Jeryce Dianingana

Sep 3rd, 2020 45m 9s

This week I have one of my favorite people on the podcast, Jeryce from Rocksteady. We spoke about the influence and affect of his Afro-Art style while digging into why he takes the tough love approach when critiquing and supporting artists. .

Ep 65: Jeryce Dianingana

Sep 3rd, 2020 45m 9s

Insert Topic Ep 4: Materials

Aug 27th, 2020 1h 23m

This Insert topic 3 guys talk about balls of the material variety for an hour. It was a pleasure to sit down with 3 of the best material artist our industry has to offer, getting into the trends of material art over the year and discussing what