The Creator Curriculum Justin Weiss

Recording our thirty ninth episode, the guest of honor today is Aaron Covrett. He is a 3D Designer who has worked for clients such as Microsoft, Squarespace, xFinity and more across studios such as The Mill, Tendril and Man vs. Machine. Aaron's eye for rendering stunning realism has earned him slots as a guest speaker at events such as NAB 2018 and NAB 2019. Calling all the way from Michigan, a very special thanks to Aaron for making the time.

Timecodes:
00:01:44 | Living In Michigan, Working Wherever
00:07:23 | Backstory: From Web Developer To ManVsMachine
00:10:52 | Exploring A Subject To Endless Depths
00:16:06 | Do You Outrun or Outwork Everybody?
00:23:46 | Creating Abstract Films (ft. Purple Mattresses)
00:35:47 | A Materials Deep Dive
00:37:41 | Rather, A Lighting Deep Dive
00:45:04 | The Virtues Of Maintaining An Asset Library
00:49:10 | Eliminating Bottlenecks In Production
00:56:10 | Free Plug For Substance
01:04:34 | Independence & NFTs
01:10:16 | What Dreams are Left?

Recording our thirty eight episode, the guest of honor today is Carlos Pecino aka Colorsponge. He is an automotive CGI artist widely known for his photorealistic car renderings. His work has gotten him jobs with clients such as Recom Farmhouse, Realtime UK, and Netflix on shows like Love, Death and Robots. He's one of the most convincingly realistic CG artists in the automotive space and a trusted collaborator with big artists across the industry like Alberto Mieglo and Ash Thorp. Calling all the way from London, a very special thanks to Carlos for making the time.

Timecodes:
00:01:12 | The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
00:04:42 | Being Alberto Mielgo’s Lighting Supervisor
00:22:59 | Maybe I Don't Need To Be The Boss After All
00:29:54 | Persevering Despite Great Discouragement
00:43:44 | Cars: Sourcing Versus Scratch
01:05:20 | What’s A Colorsponge?
01:08:48 | Freelancing (Sucks In Spain)
01:29:36 | Being Multidisciplinary/ Mud-Wrestling Pixels