How To Be a 3D Environment Artist in Video Games - w/Vivian Midori
Vivian Midori
3D Environment Artist at Behaviour Interactive
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https://www.artstation.com/vivianmidori
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Vivian and I had a great conversation about her journey and experience into video games and some of the other things we talked about: Her art style, portfolio work, process, and some valuable advice for aspiring 3D Artists.
I hope you enjoy the podcast.
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9:03 Intro
3:44 How did you get into games
7:01 Dreams of visiting Japan
8:29 Do you work on personal projects?
10:03 What's your art style?
11:07 Portfolio sharing
12:58 Time it takes to complete an asset
16:55 Set dressing a level is like storytelling
19:56 The environment is another character
20:49 What are some of the challenges you face?
21:15 Make sure your art is consistent with the rest of the team's work
21:46 Environment art is very collaborative
23:14 Do you prefer remote or onsite when it comes to communicating with the team?
26:15 What's your favorite thing about working at Behaviour Interactive?
31:26 What tools do you use?
35:54 Are you involved in any game orgs?
39:23 Origami's everywhere
41:08 Advice for aspiring 3D artists?
41:44 Be good at what you do by building your portfolio
42:32 Learn new techniques
42:39 Quality over quantity
43:06 Exclude in-progress projects from progress
43:57 Networking is important
45:13 Get feedback on your portfolio
45:36 Your portfolio should be focused on what you want to do
47:01 Do more of what you love
50:36 The game industry has a lot of potential to grow
51:21 Stay on top of new tools and tech
52:03 Try not to get comfortable - be a lifelong learner
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