Game Dev Discussion

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 ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/ashthorp . Listen here ⯈ https://beddowsdesign.carrd.co/ . . Follow my Artstation⯈https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 great mentee? . Jobye's ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/jobyek . Listen here ⯈ https://beddowsdesign.carrd.co/ . Follow my Artstation⯈https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 uncomfortable topic for artists, self promotion and exposure! . Jonas's ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/jronn . Listen here ⯈ https://linktr.ee/BeddowsDesign . Follow my Artstation⯈https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 yourself is. . Vincent's ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/vincentderozier . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpM... Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfT... . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddow... Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 saying ‘there are no jobs for stylized artists' while also talking about how judgmental artists can be of each other. . Katia's ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/eeric . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpM... Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfT... . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddow... Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 and unpacked the relationship between an AD and a Artist! . Eric's ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/eeric . Listen here ⯈ https://linktr.ee/BeddowsDesign Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpM... Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfT... . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddow... Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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! . Maarten's ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/maartenhof . Listen here ⯈ https://linktr.ee/BeddowsDesign

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 ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/virtualvagabond . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpM... Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfT... . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddow... Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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://www.artstation.com/melissasmith . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 whole medium. . Michael’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/orb . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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! . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 creatives in the job. . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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.artstation.com/benkeeling . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 or chasing likes! . Raul’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/raul . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 artists to understand game design ! . Dannie’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/danniecarlone . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 had on the wider news. . Wardog’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/wardog . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 why he is still active on Polycount! . Tim’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/pixelmasher . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 balance. . Ivanna’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/iliittschwager . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 in the future. . Jeremy’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/dinusty Rick’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/rickgreeve Ben’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/benwilson . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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! . Mathew’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/mathewo . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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. . Ayi’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/kratos . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 artists and how much it effects Jacob. . Jacob’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/purepolygons . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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. . Jeryce’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/jerycedia . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

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 the future might hold for it! . James’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/jameslucas Josh’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/joshlynch Ben’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/benwilson . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

I am thrilled to have Sony Santa Monica's principle artist – Nate Stephens on! We dug into what it means to hire talent, handling the complex interpersonal dynamics of studios and he explained why his studio holds texel density as a golden rule, . Nate’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/pombero . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

This week I sit down with the incredible Peter Tran, we explored how he jumped straight into Lighting art at the start of his career, while unpacking imposter syndrome with regards to mentorships, and unpack the question of 'Can a junior mentor?'. . Peter’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/petertran . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

This week we have Creative Assembly Baj Singh on! We discussed what he looks for in character artists, whether social media encourages good or bad behaviour and dived into a discussion around the dangers of voluntary overtime and how it can impact your team / schedule. . Baj’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/baj_singh . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

We have another Counterplay colleague, our Lead Shader Director – Kurt Kupser! We spoke about what it is like being a tech minded artist, and whether it is possible to enter the tech art field without much development experience. We also touched on the beast that is online networking and the challenges it presents. . Kurt’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/virtualvagabond . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

This week I finally found out what a Realisation Designer was with Kit Grande, while also discussing the constant struggle between art teams and design teams. We also touched on the pressures of making art for competitive games vs story driven games. . Kit’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/kit_art . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

This week Asset Lead (and my boss) Evan McKnight is on! We got into what the difference is between asset and prop art, challenges of working on existing IP's along with pros and cons of different sized studios. We also touched on the potential long term effects of remote work! . Evan’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/emcknight . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

I sat down with Senior Lighting Artist Ellen Shelley! We discussed just how necessary higher education is, and took a deep dive into lighting art as a career, how to get there and what the day to day looks like. We also talked about our artistic taste when it comes to lighting including the aesthetic of raytraced lighting. . Ellen’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/artofel . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

This week I have an artist I have looked up to for most of my career, Andrew Harrington! We spoke about why he hasn't really dived into the 100% Designer trend, where the pitfalls of procedural tech are and what makes stylised art so challenging! . Andrew’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/orgoth02 . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

The man, the myth the legend...DiNusty is back on the podcast fresh off the back of his recent promotion to Lead Environment Artist ! We talked about how the skills gained from running a learning community helps him be a good lead while being a lead has helped him do more for the empire ! . Jeremy’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/dinusty . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

This is probably one of the most important podcasts I will do. I sit down with 3 fantastic artists and discuss issues surrounding women working in the games industry. Although so much of the big problems have been solved there is still so much to do ! . Hannah’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/hannahwatts#862348 Kim’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/aava#9595 Jasmin’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/curlscurly#345045 . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ

This week I sat down with my ex Dekogon colleagues to talk shop about Freelance. We discussed how we think it will be affected by remote work, what we pros and cons vs working in a studio. And talked about the #GameDevPaidMe hashtag trending on Twitter. . Hannah’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/hannahwatts#862348 Michael’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/michaelkinsey#61398 Duard’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/duardmostert#104696 . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

We have a special guest this week, Nicolas Wirrmann, the product manager for Substance Designer at Adobe. We dug into how Substance grew over the years and how they first started getting implemented into AAA games. We also got into the game changing nodes were in Designer and how UE5 will effect the material pipeline. . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

We have our first tech artist...and he is a Lead! Mike Pickton from Playground Games shed some light on the role of tech and why he got into it, some issues surrounding the lack of knowledge in the public space about the field while point out mistakes he sees from artists that come up a lot! . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

Josh has got the hatrick! This is an important episode of the podcast, we talk about the problems in the way game art careers are structured that means that 10 year mark artists can stall out, seniors feeling pressured to jump into lead roles even though they have no desire to be a manager and the We vs ME mentality! . Josh’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/joshlynch#5347 . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

On this special episode we have the winner of the cyberpunk challenge on, while myself, Kem, Jeremy and Martin do a retrospective on how the challenge went while discussing the potential for future challenges! . Jason’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/yikai#660348 . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

This debut episode of a new series sees me, Jay Cummings, Michael Kinsey, Kieran Goodson and Patrick Ziegler react and unpack the recent UE5 announcement while trying to work out the impact it will have on the industry. . Jay’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/jaycummings3d#135179 Michael’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/michaelkinsey#61398 Kieran’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/kierangoodson#815780 Patrick’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/patrickoziegler#377870 . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Support the podcast on Patreon ⯈ https://www.patreon.com/GDD_Podcast . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

This week we sat down with the newest DiNusty Partner, Michael Kinsey. We got stuck into why we thought Blender blew up with 2.8, what leads to someone needing to work through burnout and whether or not your quality as an artist is only as good as your portfolio! . Michael’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/michaelkinsey#61398 . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Support the podcast on Patreon ⯈ https://www.patreon.com/GDD_Podcast . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

This week we have returning guests and material guru's, James and Rogelio, We talked about the future of material art and what effects machine learning will have on the job, Rights we have as artists and some of the issues around blender and tool providers. . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Support the podcast on Patreon ⯈ https://www.patreon.com/GDD_Podcast . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

We are at the half century mark, episode 50 is with an artist I am a big admirer of and the coalition Nodevember winner Doru Bogdan. We got into how he fell in love with Substance Designer, the struggles job rejections and how he found parallels between Zbrush and Designer! . Doru’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/sublime . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Support the podcast on Patreon ⯈ https://www.patreon.com/GDD_Podcast

This week we have weapons artist Linus Scheffel on, we get stuck into his pathway into weapon art, how his keen interest in weapons aids him in his designs and how to do proper details in weapon art. (apologies for weird start) . Linus’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/linusscheffel . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Support the podcast on Patreon ⯈ https://www.patreon.com/GDD_Podcast . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

This week we have Lead Weapons Artist of Wardog Collective on, we dug into how he handled a frustrating year of studio rejection which lead ot him forming his own, and we discuss a running meme in the industry about elitism within weapon art! . Ohle’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/azriell . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Support the podcast on Patreon ⯈ https://www.patreon.com/GDD_Podcast . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

Sorry, I couldn't resist April fools, but this was a fun podcast where I spoke about how in my early 20s my arrogance was my biggest blocker and the steps I took to get past that and start to develop. . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Support the podcast on Patreon ⯈ https://www.patreon.com/GDD_Podcast . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

This week we have former ArtStation Learning Manager and Senior Concept Artist Randall Mackey on, we got stuck into some great discussions, including imposter syndrome, being an independent artist and the idea of art being an extension of yourself. . Randall’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/randallmackey . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Support the podcast on Patreon ⯈ https://www.patreon.com/GDD_Podcast . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

Lets try this again...so this week we have Andreas Glad, Lead VFX artist back on the podcast after last attempts technical difficulties, it was a pleasure to dive into some deeper topics such as what the role of VFX is in games and things the games industry could learn from the film industry! . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Support the podcast on Patreon ⯈ https://www.patreon.com/GDD_Podcast . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

On this weeks podcast we have Ubisoft 3D artist Jacob Claussen, we talk through what the transition from indie to AAA felt like, pros VS cons and the benefits of developing our 2D skills. . Jacob’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/jacobclaussen . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . Support the podcast on Patreon ⯈ https://www.patreon.com/GDD_Podcast . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

Hot off the back of his 3 part signature series we have Material guru Jonathan Benainous, we talk about managing his work life balance during such a hectic part of his life, what his thoughts are between Designer and Megascans and dive into the challenges of moving abroad! . . Jonathan’s Artstation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/jonathan_benainous . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign

This week we had Dekogons newly appointed lead artist Hannah Watts on the podcast ! We got into how is the right and wrong way to stand your ground in the work place, what a healthy studio looks like vs what an toxic one is like and dived into the idea of having mental bandwidth when dealing with unnecessary drama in life, either from work or social media. . . Hannah’s Artstation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/hannahwatts . Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002 Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ . . Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign