Art Department Podcast

For this episode we have legendary artist and designer Craig Mullins as our guest. He shares with us how he navigated the commercial art industry throughout the last three decades, what drives him th…

You’ve probably noticed that AI generated images are all the rage again these days in artists circles. Social media is full of it, some looks good (great even!), some not so much! New technologies se…

Come on a journey with Marceau Nakayama and us from his beginnings in Michelin starred restaurants to Minecraft, from start up companies and ultimately concept design and art direction.

Do you work very long hours? You can’t stand not checking your emails? You feel guilty when you’re not in front of the computer? If you can answer any of these questions with yes it might just be the…

It took a while but we’re back! Join us for an exlusive ‘making of’ of Emmanuels short film ‘Giselle’ that he did for the Epic Games Unreal fellowship and subsequently released online. Apologies for …

During the pandemic, a lot of us have been quitting our jobs. Searching for new opportunities. Asking ourselves what is the meaning of it all. Is the work I do the right one for me? Join us for an ho…

Mieke Hutchins is currently an Art Director at Niantic. In this episode she takes us on a journey through her career as graphic designer, matte painter, concept artist, art director, artist, creative…

Kevin Baillie had an incredible start into a Hollywood film career, being hired out of high school into the Lucasfilm art department. From there on the path was set. Follow us along through an incred…

Darek Zabrocki is a well known concept artist who has worked on numerous big projects. Not only does he share stories and advice about he managed to amass a huge following online, but also how he sta…

In this episode, aptly titled “The Productivity Myth” we break down our daily tasks, schedules, routines and habits. Is being productive, prolific and efficient really the best thing to aim for? We t…

Dan Luvisi tells it how it is. The amazing (and ongoing) true story behind the creation of Last Man Standing. The stories of the never ending trials on the way to make your dreams come true have neve…

The episode we all need right now. Listen to Armand’s incredible story of success, loss, hardship and a dream come true. Inspirational advice for everyone wanting to tell their story.

As a follow up to our popular episode “Feeling Lost” we discuss the various ways we can cope with severe burnout and what to do when a regular break doesn’t seem to help anymore. How to escape produc…

To celebrate 5000 subscribers on our Youtube channel we’re doing a special Q+A episode. Over the last week we asked our audience to send us their most burning questions. We go through career advice, …

Alex Mandradjiev is a professional illustrator currently working with Disney/Marvel. He has inspired countless movies with his incredibly engaging, story driven and cinematic illustrations. He shares…

This week we’re talking to Peggy Chung and Robert Simons, the co-founders of creative studio Gadget-Bot. They share with us how they met and started their own studio as a husband and wife team, the m…

Wayne Haag is a veteran Australian artist in the movie and entertainment industry currently working out of Sydney. His career spans back to the Fifth Element, the Lord of the Rings trilogy and much m…

Jacob Martin is a lawyer working out of LA specialising in copyright and lately NFTs in the entertainment industry. He gives us an insight into the challenges that NFTs bring when it comes to not onl…

Nicole Letaw is a Hollywood veteran and currently a Senior Concept and Development Producer at Weta Dev. She shares with us stories from the hiring side, what she is looking for when putting a Concep…

Brian Matyas is the brain behind the Mandalorian’s amazing costume and character designs and a ton of other Star Wars properties that are currently in the making. On this weeks episode he shares with…