The Learn Squared Podcast

Art Director and Concept Artist Zhoslen Makoev joined Learn Squared as a student when we launched back in 2015, and he dropped by today to talk about how he built a his playable project DUST in Unreal Engine as well as his journey to being one of the co-founders of BigMediumSmall and the joys of food plus much more.  Please note: We ran into a technical issue with Zhoslen's original audio recordin...

Concept Designer Matthew Savage joins us for a fabulous episode by providing us the secrets needed to forge a successful career in the Entertainment Design Industry as well as the highs and lows of it and how he navigated the recent strikes. FOLLOW MATTHEW https://www.mattsavconcept.com/ https://www.instagram.com/mattsav.concept FOLLOW LEARN SQUARED ( ALL First Lessons are FREE!) https://www.learn...

Our Concept Art in UE5 instructor, Ellie Cooper, drops by to celebrate the release of her TWO courses that are all about allowing artists to use Unreal Engine 5 with ease and flair. We find out the theory and aims of the course and how Ellie has built a career and company from her mastery of Unreal Engine. We also talk about dealing with the mental pressure of being a creative professional and muc...

Our brand new learn squared instructor KleinerHai is here to talk about his secrets on developing his jaw-dropping IP titled 'On The Way' and how these secrets also form the very fabric of his course Sketching Everything, which is available right now (and with Early Bird pricing for a limited time) and much more. - FOLLOW & LEARN FROM KLEINER https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/sketching-everythi...

Concept Artist Jules Darriulat shares his journey from hustling for art jobs & experience to working on movies at Framestore. We also discuss the phenomenon of needing to prove yourself as an artist and what that entails. This ep covers many topics, such as Jules's journey co-founding the Concept 101 event, mentoring, and much more.  - FOLLOW JULES https://www.artstation.com/julesdarriulat https:/...

Henry Wong joins us for an inspiring & thought-provoking episode where we look at artistry & ego and how they can manifest for a working Artist. Henry also openly shares some of the toughest moments in his career and how he navigated them while telling his extraordinary experiences on projects such as Across the Spider-verse and many more.  - FOLLOW HENRY https://www.artstation.com/manwithnorice h...

Concept Artist Daniel McGarry drops by for today's episode about how he secured his first industry job at ILM and all the steps he took to make that happen. We also discuss all the ingredients needed to build a solid career and how important it is for Daniel to give back to the art community through mentoring and co-founding the industry event Concept 101. Plenty to chew on in this episode. - FOLL...

Concept Art Student Fil Borgmann drops by for today's episode, where we get a first-hand account of what it's like being a student & breaking into the industry in this current climate of AI, and technology. Fil also has crafted some juicy homework from our courses and he shares some compelling insights for someone so early in their journey!  - FOLLOW FIL https://www.artstation.com/fll https://www....

Concept Designer Till Freitag is known for his distinctive styles and passion for Vehicles, Props, and everything in between! On top of being a badass Artist, Till, along with his friends, have been making their own Games, too, with ABRISS being their first title. So check out this packed episode and learn about Till's journey and process. - FOLLOW TILL https://www.artstation.com/imrahil https://w...

Our BRAND NEW instructor, Luis Carrasco joins us and shares why fixing your design skills is the key to producing better concepts and how it took time for Luis to realize this. So, enjoy this episode where we dive into this topic and how Luis will be teaching his proven method in his Learn Squared course, which you can sign up for below. SIGN UP FOR RETHINKING WEAPON DESIGN https://www.learnsquare...

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...