The Learn Squared Podcast

Senior Concept Designer Andrei Kurylovich is your guest for this episode of The Learn Squared Podcast, and Andrei reveals the importance of fun and design in his workflow that goes a long way to explaining the vibrant and jaw-dropping designs and animations he comes up with. Tune in for an epic episode. - FOLLOW ANDREI https://www.artstation.com/ataman https://www.instagram.com/aurora.machina - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.learnsquared.com https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

Concept Artist Alex Jay Brady is your guest for this episode of The Learn Squared Podcast, and Alex shares her compelling journey towards being a standout creative in the entertainment industry, a candid look at how to navigate the industry, and why you should watch The Sopranos, plus much more. - FOLLOW ALEX https://www.artstation.com/boac https://www.instagram.com/alexjaybrady https://www.patreon.com/AlexDuneBrady - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

The brilliant Jort van Welbergen is your guest for this episode of The Learn Squared Podcast, which is packed full of tips, insight and honest perspectives on being a concept artist and designer for films and games. Jort also reveals how his wealth of experience gained over his career has birthed his outsourcing studio, Pathfinder Studios. Tune in now! - FOLLOW JORT https://pathfindervisualdesign.com/ https://www.artstation.com/jortvanwelbergen https://www.instagram.com/jortvanwelbergen - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

Sign Up for Advanced Vehicle Design 👉https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/advanced-vehicle-design Alex Akstinas, also known as NOAX, is not only your next guest on the Learn Squared Podcast but also Learn Squared's newest instructor, teaching Advanced Vehicle Design. Alex returns over a year after his first appearance, revealing the interesting journey he has been on since, as well as the particular nature of his course and what students can learn and prepare for before the learning begins on September 1. LEARN FROM ALEX https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/advanced-vehicle-design - FOLLOW ALEX https://www.artstation.com/noax-design https://www.instagram.com/noax.design - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED ( ALL First Lessons are FREE!) https://www.learnsquared.com https://www.instagram.com/patreon https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://www.twitter.com/dhandatron

Lead Concept Artist Rushil Kejriwal is your guest for this episode of the Learn Squared Podcast. Rushil reveals how he ended up working on one of Bollywood's most expensive films ever made and how his obsession with storytelling shapes his prime directive as an artist, from his take on personal work vs client work and his plans for the future and more. - FOLLOW RUSHIL https://www.instagram.com/rushil321art https://www.instagram.com/immortal.collective https://www.artstation.com/rushil - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

Get the inside track on www.inside-44.com from author and designer Darko 'Darmar' Markovic, who returns for another episode on the Learn Squared Podcast. When Darko last joined us, he was trying to get his immense Inside 44 projects published. Now, a few years after that ep, he has made it happen and reveals the crazy, intense and brutal journey he has been on to make it all happen and the challenges he still faces ahead. Please note that, due to a recording glitch, audio quality may fluctuate throughout the episode and finally if you'd like to see the part when Dark shares his screen you can catch the video version of this episode at youtube.com/@learnsquared - FOLLOW DARKO https://www.inside-44.com https://www.instagram.com/designedbydarmar https://www.designedbydarmar.com/ - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda  https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

We welcome Andre Pelaes David to this episode of the Learn Squared Podcast. And Andre shares his passion for design, how he hunts for form, and why his own life experiences influence how much he appreciates the creative existence, and much more. - FOLLOW ANDRE https://www.artstation.com/andrepelaesdavid https://www.instagram.com/andre.conceptart/ https://andrepelaesdavid.art/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrepelaesdavid/ - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

We welcome Tsu Wei Chen, who will be your guest for this episode of the Learn Squared Podcast. Tsu Wei shares his incredible journey, which has seen him work on titles like Invincible, Off The Grid, and Frostpunk 2, among many others. So tune in and hear how this all came about, his approach to the craft of being a Concept Artist and the navigating the highs and lows of his career, plus more. - FOLLOW TSU WEI https://www.artstation.com/chenzoowe https://www.instagram.com/zoo_we_chen https://x.com/ChenZooWe - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

Concept Artist Florent Lebrun is your guest for this episode of The Learn Squared Podcast. From starting out in Matte Painting to switching gears towards Concept Art and working on titles like The Last of Us 2, we hear how Florent switched gears once more to craft his short film The Lost Tower, which currently sits on over 2million views and was made entirely in Blender. Tune in to catch this and plenty more. - FOLLOW FLORENT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecOOR0fETRA&ab_channel=FlorentLebrun https://www.artstation.com/florentlebrun https://www.instagram.com/florent.lebrun - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

Senior Concept Artist Miguel Nogueira is your guest for this episode of the Learn Squared, and Miguel shares how sticking to his passion and interests was key to forging a career in the entertainment industry, his secrets to improving as a creative, and what the next chapter in his career entails, plus much more. - FOLLOW MIGUEL https://www.artstation.com/migno https://www.instagram.com/menogcreative https://www.menogcreative.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXmYBeafyuNm2Wq8Efwbr_g - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

Joe Garth returns to Learn Squared shores and brings with him a shiny new course in the shape of Unreal Engine 5 Environments Made Easy, which you can sign up for at https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/unreal-engine-5-environments-made-easy And in this episode, the evolution he and his toolset, Brushify.io, have gone through since Joe last appeared on the podcast 5 Years Ago, what you can learn in the course and the power and potential future of Unreal Engine and much more. - FOLLOW & LEARN FROM JOE https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/unreal-engine-5-environments-made-easy https://www.artstation.com/joegarth https://www.brushify.io/ - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

Concept Artist, Illustrator and Art Director Robbie Trevino brings his wealth of experience and creative flair to this episode of The Learn Squared Podcast! From building a super-portfolio that got him hired right away to how he developed his career with our industry's biggest studios, and in particular, how and why he creates the stunning art he shares with the world, plus much more! - FOLLOW ROBBIE https://www.artstation.com/robbietrevino https://www.instagram.com/robbietrevinoart https://bsky.app/profile/robbietrevino.bsky.social https://x.com/robbiestrevino - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

The Iconic Paul Chadeisson returns for another episode of The Learn Squared Podcast, where our World Building instructor talks to us about his freshly released film SOLTICE 5: Forgotten Archives, a prequel to his SOLTICE 5 film that came out a few years ago, with both currently sitting at over 6 MILLION VIEWS. And we hear how this project came about, along with the surprises and challenges it presented along the way, giving us a fascinating insight into the exciting state and challenges of indie CGI Filmmaking and more! Definitely watch both films before picking up this episode. Links below - WATCH SOLTICE 5: Forgotten Archives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl2hTmgG18k https://www.youtube.com/@paulchadeisson5891 - FOLLOW & LEARN FROM PAUL https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/world-building https://paulchadeisson.com/ https://www.instagram.com/paulchadeisson/ https://twitter.com/PaulC04 - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

The Incredible Jessica Woulfe is your next guest on The Learn Squared Podcast, and we discover how Concept Artist and Background Artist Jessica went from falling in love with gaming thanks to Final Fantasy X to working on the AWARD-WINNING Astrobot! Enjoy this episode, filled with solid tips for conquering deadlines and staying ahead of your schedule, navigating your career, and much more. FOLLOW JESSICA https://www.artstation.com/jessicawoulfe https://www.instagram.com/jessicawoulfe - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.learnsquared.com https://www.patreon.com/learnsquared https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

The brilliant Joseph Cross drops by for this episode of The Learn Squared Podcast, where we get to hear his stunning and interesting journey from wanting to be a comic book artist to working on some of the entertainment industry's biggest and iconic projects. Like helping Bungie disrupt the industry by helping bring the Destiny Universe to life, and now doing It all again with Bungie’s forthcoming MARATHON GAME as an Art Director not to mention his work on Dune and more along the way. Enjoy an episode full of wisdom, career advice, how to navigate transitioning from Concept Artist to Art Director. How to nurture your inner belief and how to prime yourself when crafting a brand new IP plus more in this wide-ranging interview. - FOLLOW JOSEPH https://www.artstation.com/josephacross https://www.instagram.com/joseph.a.cross https://www.marathonthegame.com/ - MARATHON ARTISTS FEATURED https://jeremyhanna.artstation.com/ https://www.artstation.com/patrickbloom https://www.artstation.com/chimodos https://www.artstation.com/tobiaskwan - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.learnsquared.com https://www.patreon.com/learnsquared https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social  https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

Concept Designer Gavin Manners is your guest for Ep 94 of The Learn Squared Podcast, and Gavin reveals his journey and approach to forging a successful career and keeping his skills sharp, a journey made more compelling considering he broke into the industry after he hit 30 and had worked as an Electrician, Interior Architect and Teacher before this. Jump in and catch the whole episode and hear how Gavin just got his dream job, staying healthy and plenty more. FOLLOW GAVIN https://www.artstation.com/gavinmanners https://www.instagram.com/gavinmanners https://www.carboncopy.studio/ - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.learnsquared.com https://www.patreon.com/patreon https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

The brilliant CGI Artist Rui Huang drops by Learn Squared Podcast HQ for this episode, where we get to hear how Rui's strong belief in his craft and work helped him go from dropping out of college and having no work to becoming a viral sensation and master of his own destiny! From mastering blender to create stunning shorts in EEVEE to mastering the algorithm and conquering social media. So tune in and hear how Rui's journey played out, how he got to work with Ben Mauro and Maciej Kuciara and why he loves Sci-Fi.  Watch the full episode on https://youtu.be/cC5X6wgcbsk The Projects Rui Screenshares at: 13:31- https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ZGnOvN 13.32 - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/g2ldmE 13:44 - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/3dK0zo 35:17 - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/G8A8kz FOLLOW RUI https://www.instagram.com/ruihuang_art https://www.patreon.com/Ruihuang https://www.artstation.com/spikenerd https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOe3J4dakPPhGPwwM1Fj_g https://x.com/RuiHuang_art - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.learnsquared.com https://www.patreon.com/patreon https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

Concept Artist and illustrator Marina Ortega Lorente joins us for today’s episode of The Learnsquared Podcast to talk about her journey as a Creative that began 10 years ago! And after working with clients such as Games Workshop to Magic: The Gathering, Marina shares the incredible drive for her craft and the highs that come with it but also the lows she has experienced, including being part of the recent layoffs over the last few years. Tune in for an insightful episode on art, creativity, navigating the industry, navigating low points in your career, and much more! - FOLLOW MARINA https://www.artstation.com/marinaortega https://instagram.com/artofmarinaortega https://www.artofmarinaortega.com - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.learnsquared.com https://www.patreon.com/patreon https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron  

The Iconic Paul Chadeisson returns for another episode of The Learn Squared Podcast, where our World Building instructor talks to us about his freshly released film SOLTICE 5: Forgotten Archives, a prequel to his SOLTICE 5 film that came out a few years ago, with both currently sitting at over 6 MILLION VIEWS. And we hear how this project came about, along with the surprises and challenges it presented along the way, giving us a fascinating insight into the exciting state and challenges of indie CGI Filmmaking and more! Definitely watch both films before picking up this episode. Links below - WATCH SOLTICE 5: Forgotten Archives https://www.youtube.com/@UC1eXD38PuOCSJiiH_xA3R_Q - FOLLOW & LEARN FROM PAUL https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/world-building https://paulchadeisson.com/ https://www.instagram.com/paulchadeisson/ https://twitter.com/PaulC04 - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://bsky.app/profile/learnsquared.com https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://bsky.app/profile/dhandatron.bsky.social https://www.cara.app/dhandatron

In this episode of the Learn Squared Podcast, Concept Artist Pierre Deschamps joins us and reveals his relationship with creativity and the power of his notebook! Pierre also reveals how Pablo Dominguez's Environment Concept Art course changed his workflow and discusses how mood can affect your art, his pursuit of scale, where he wants his career to go plus much more. FOLLOW PIERRE https://www.instagram.com/pierredeschamps_art https://www.artstation.com/pierredeschamps https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-deschamps-art/ - FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.learnsquared.com https://www.patreon.com/patreon https://www.cara.app/learnsquared https://www.instagram.com/learnsquared https://www.twitter.com/learnsquared https://www.linkedin.com/school/learnsquared - YOUR HOST https://www.artstation.com/dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron https://www.cara.app/dhandatron