The Learn Squared Podcast

Designer Darko 'Darmar' Markovic joins us to tell us about his epic universe INSIDE 44 and how this almost decade-long project came to life, and the tough journey he's been on bringing it all to life while also maintaining a successful career in the entertainment industry. - FOLLOW DARKO https://www.artstation.com/artofdarmar https://www.instagram.com/itsa_darmar/ https://twitter.com/itsadarmar -...

The mighty Paul Chadeisson drops by to share his perspective on a multitude of inspiring topics, such as how he managed to forge a career around his passions and so much more. 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.learnsquared.c...

Concept Artist Amy Cornelson joins us for this as we take a closer at Amy's journey and career, from budding concept artist to becoming a professional one. One that was worked for the likes of ILM, Inflexion Games, and more. Discover how a certain movie's BTS made up Amy's mind to pursue her career and what inspires her to come up with her unique designs.   - FOLLOW AMY https://www.artstation.com/...

The mighty Dan Milligan joins us for this episode to share his supreme wisdom and how he has managed a stellar career built on the foundations of artistic passion and creative drive. Dan is a storyboard & visual development artist who has worked on titles such as 300, Love, Death & Robots, Black Panther, and many more. Tune in and absorb the wisdom!  - FOLLOW DAN https://www.danmilligan.com/ https...

Greg Rutkowski returns to the podcast to give insight into his unique experiences of how AI image tools are problematic for artists, primarily when their work and copyrighted imagery have been used without their consent, of which Greg is the foremost example. Greg also shares what he's doing to combat this and how he plans to navigate this all. Greg's First Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Enjoy this milestone episode with a legend in the industry in the shape of Maciej Kuciara. And this wide-ranging conversation covers many topics that affect artists of all levels, from making your career break to making sense of how AI and other technologies will forever change our futures and more. Also, thank you to everyone who has tuned in to all 50 episodes so far, and we're excited to bring...

Concept Artist, Architect & Designer Nick Stath joins to share the ups and downs of his concept art career and how he almost gave everything up completely! Plenty of inspiring career advice, as well as some geeking out over corridors and pyramids! FOLLOW NICK https://www.nickstath.com/ https://www.instagram.com/nick_stath/ https://www.artstation.com/nick_stath FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.lear...

Pat Lyons, aka Mr. Plutoons, how Tik Tok, Manga, Concept Art, Learn Squared, and collectives have all become a massive part of his creative journey. And how the journey he embarked on initially is evolving before his eyes.    FOLLOW PAT https://www.tiktok.com/@mrplutoons https://www.instagram.com/mrplutoons/ https://mrplutoons.com/ https://twitter.com/mrplutoons   FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED  https://www...

Brand New Learn Squared Instructor Louis Laurent joins us to tell you how he has fun whilst making art and how he turned it into a course!   DYNAMIC CONCEPT ART I https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/dynamic-concept-art-i FOLLOW LOUIS https://www.artstation.com/louislrnt https://www.instagram.com/louislrnt_/ https://twitter.com/LouisLrnt https://www.linkedin.com/in/louislrnt/   FOLLOW LEARN SQUARE...

We have another super-creative joining us for this episode in the shape of Designer Toros Kose who gives us the lowdown on his Learn Squared Session - Designing Futuristic Visuals, which takes place on Nov 27 Sign up here https://www.learnsquared.com/toros. Also, enjoy the rest of the episode packed with design philosophy, career tips, and much more. DESIGNING FUTURISTIC VISUALS Session: https://w...

Zahir joins us for this episode to talk about his new Learn Squared workshop Sketching the Right Way https://www.learnsquared.com/zahir which takes place on Nov 5. Zahir also gives us some valuable insight into handling the pressures of a career in Concept Art, fears, and how to make it if you live in a place where opportunities are extremely limited. P.S. We had some audio issues during recording...

Freelancing in a Warzone & Bringing Art to the World Yury Ostapchuk joins us to give us some valuable cheat codes and career advice on how to nail the briefs from your clients and the reality of a working professional. Yury is also Ukrainian and shares his hard-hitting experiences on how he's managing to lead a career and live life in an incredibly precarious and difficult situation.    FOLLOW YUR...

Our next guests have started their own Art Event in the shape of Concept 101, and it's FREE to attend! In this episode, learn why Jules Darriulat, Stefan Valasek, and Daniel McGarry decided to band together and why it was necessary to host this event not only for the arts community as a whole but for themselves too.    FOLLOW CONCEPT101 https://www.concept101.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/conce...

Daniel Walsh is an exceptional artist and has a proficiency with portraits that is so good we had to partner with him to create the amazing course - Painting Portraits (https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/painting-portraits). In this episode, discover how Daniel discovered the world of art and portraitures and some great insight into how he built this course, and much more.   FOLLOW DANIEL https:...

Amin Faramarzian is a creative powerhouse with vast experience and is now a Learn Squared Instructor teaching Creative Illustration (get it here). In this episode, get ready for some fantastic philosophy on art from Amin and what he has in store for you in his shiny new course, and so much more.    FOLLOW AMIN  https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/creative-illustration https://www.artstation.com/a...

Concept Designer Ryan Woodhouse joins us to talk about his career journey and how attending art events impacted him to the point where he founded his own in GFDNORTH! Also, look out for how and why he changed his career path and why design is so important.    FOLLOW RYAN and get tickets for GFD North.   https://www.gfdnorth.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/gfdnorth/ https://www.instagram.com/drawntot...

Multi-disciplinary artist and designer Diego Conte Peralta joins us For this episode. And he shares a ton of helpful knowledge and thoughts as well as his career path. Such as taking some Learn Squared courses and mentorships with Ash Thorp to help advance his skills and how this journey led him; to work with another legend, Alberto Milego, on some Iconic and genre-defining projects! You don't wan...

Concept Art in UE5 workshop with Ellie Cooper goes live June 26. Get your tickets here: https://www.learnsquared.com/elliecooper Concept Artist and Athena Productions studio head Ellie Cooper joins us to discuss the joys of working in Unreal Engine and how her Learn Squared workshop can help concept artists the world over adopt this tool.    Get your ticket today and join us on June 26 at 10 am PT...

Illustrator & Concept Artist Maximiliano Moretto joins us to talk about how he has navigated a career or highs and lows and maintaining focus when reaching for that ultimate goal. Also, enjoy his process on how he makes badass art and more. FOLLOW MAXIMILIANO https://www.artstation.com/mx_mott https://www.instagram.com/mx_mott/ https://twitter.com/mx_mott FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED https://www.learnsqua...

Designer and Visualization Artist Shaun Wellens joins us for this episode to shed light on the various threads that intertwine to make a fulfilling career, plus a special shout-out to Kenan & Kel, Wallace & toast in this wide-ranging interview.   FOLLOW SHAUN https://www.instagram.com/shaunwellens https://www.behance.net/shaunwellens https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunwellens/   FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED...

Industry legend Ben Mauro joins us to share his career journey, developing his own IP in the shape of Huxley and how the NFT space is a game-changer for creatives.    FOLLOW Ben https://huxleysaga.com/ https://twitter.com/benmauroart https://benmaurodesign.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ben_mauro/?hl=en https://www.artstation.com/benmauro     FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED ( ALL First Lessons are FREE!) htt...

We're joined by our brand new Learn Squared instructor Ga ë lle Seguillon who shares everything that went into her course Environment Design (which is available now) to how she got her first gig on a blockbuster movie, dinosaurs, drone photography, and plenty more.    FOLLOW Gaëlle  https://www.artstation.com/gaelleseguillon https://www.instagram.com/gaelleseguillon/  https://www.gaelleseguillon.c...

Enjoy this episode of The Learn Squared Podcast with Concept Designer Allan Williams and how he combines his design skills with that which he loves fused together with a healthy dose of nostalgia. FOLLOW ALLAN https://www.artstation.com/allanvekta https://www.instagram.com/vektasigma/ https://www.behance.net/allanwilliams FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED ( ALL First Lessons are FREE!) https://www.learnsquared...

Decoding VFX in Unreal Engine Tyler Smith returns to discuss the brilliance of real-time VFX and why both Cascade and Niagara are taught in his new Learn Squared course - VFX in Unreal ( Out FEB 14) and so much more. https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/vfx-unreal PRE ORDER BY FEB 13 to Save $100 FOLLOW TYLER https://www.artstation.com/tsmith3d https://www.instagram.com/tsmith3d FOLLOW LEARN SQUAR...

Happy 2022 and we're back for another year of The Learn Squared Podcast! And our first guest of the year is the extraordinary Concept Artist Sheng Lam And who talks shares golden insights on everything from great work ethics, focus, staying true to your vision, and so much more. FOLLOW SHENG https://www.instagram.com/8bitwizard https://twitter.com/_8bitwizard https://www.artstation.com/shenglam FO...