post: Interview with Kent Trammell from CGCookie

We will talk about:

• with Kent Trammell - why he quit freelancing and switched to tutorials

Kent Trammell is a tutor at CGCookie, but has also worked on commercials and a movie. In this post he explains why made the switch to making tutorials and advice for anyone wanting to make it in the industry. Topics:

• Why working for a studio may not be to your liking
• How to put your name out there
• Why digital art is rarely seen by the general public
• The pros and cons of the open source culture
• Why learning traditional art is so important
• What inspires Kent
• The Uncanny Valley, and how to avoid it
• Why CG art can make us lazy to the fundamentals
• Is university still a good idea?

Links:

• Recommended Book: Remote - The rising culture of working from home
• Derren Brown's psychological trickery - Convincing a woman she's dead.
• Crossing the Uncanny Valley - Amazing 70+ page forum thread on perfecting the cg human face.

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