The Naked Texture Artist - Manuel Huertas Marchena - Episode 2

The Naked Texture Artist is a podcast where VFX/animation veterans have deep and honest conversations about their challenges and growth as working artists.

We are returning for a second slice of my conversation with Manuel Huertas Marchena. Manuel shares his approach to assets surface work. We also talk discrimination and you can do on your end to pre-empt it. Manuel explains how he got his start in the VFX industry and what advice he would give to his younger self. 

Lots interesting advice for any artist working in VFX or animation.

Find out more about Manuel here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuelhuertas/

The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard.

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Chapters

• 0:43 Intro
• 2:10 Interview start - Handing discrimination
• 4:37 Breaking into the VFX industry
• 6:35 Advice to younger self
• 8:43 Intermission: The balance of not taking anything for granted
• 12:20 Choose texturing again, if starting over?
• 14:57 Assets that break you
• 19:00 Intermission: Working from checklists
• 21:20 Manuel's approach to starting an asset
• 27:01 Outro