Ep 79: Becoming a Better Artist w/ Gleb Alexandrov
We will talk about:
- Making money as an artist
- Improving your renders
- Tips and tricks for more enticing images
Gleb Alexandrov is one of those artists, that somehow manages to consistently pump out amazing works.
I already interviewed him at the start of the year, but he’s back for another episode! (yay!) This time delving deep into the topic of self-improvement and tips and tricks for better images.
TIMECODES:
- 03:30 - The rise of VR
- 09:00 - Making money using Patreon and Gumtree
- 14:33 - Tips for better lighting
- 26:45 - Lomography
- 42:00 - Adding that special "something" to your art
- 01:08:22 - Gleb's Typical Day
- 01:16:45 - The Biggest Myths in CG
- 01:59:23 - Resources for Composition

LINKS:
- Patreon
- Gumroad
- Lighting Project Book
- Blender Cloud
- Beeple
- CGMasters
- CGCookie
- HueValueChroma
- Reynante Martinez's Portfolio
- Mason Menzies's FB Page
- RenderStreet
- BrendaPro (tutorial here)
- Gleb Alexandrov's Website
- Gleb Alexandrov's YouTube Channel
- Gleb Alexandrov's Instagram
- How to Create Awesome Lighting in Blender by Expressing Yourself
- How to Create an Epic Steampunk Machine in Blender
- Global Village by Marshall McLuhan
- Understanding Composition
- The Gnomon Workshop
BOOKS:
- The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
- Direction & Quality of Light: Your Key to Better Portrait Photography Anywhere
- Light Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting
- Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter
- Cinematography - Theory and Practice
- Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind
- Framed Ink
Hope you enjoyed the episode!
NOTE: posts will continue through 2016, but as I mentioned at the end of this post, now they'll be posted as necessary (not monthly). This is to afford us more time to create tutorials and articles, which we've discovered are way more popular than our posts. Thanks for your understanding!