The Naked Texture Artist - Jami Gigot - Episode 1

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

Let me introduce you to the amazing Jami Gigot, texture supervisor at ILM, prolific children's book illustrator and... mother.

Yes, there is a lot of interesting gems in this conversation. Over her 20+ year career, Jami has collected priceless insights for all artists, who try to balance a family with a career in VFX or animation; or who dream of a creative outlet on the side, while still working that day job in VFX or animation. 

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

Find out more about Jami on her website here: https://www.jamigigot.com/  

We also mention Scanline VFX https://scanlinevfx.com/ and ILM https://www.ilm.com/

The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard.

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Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/

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Chapters

• 1:45 Intro
• 7:10 Interview start
• 8:52 Fostering team spirit in remote working teams
• 13:42 Side hustle as illustrator of children's books
• 20:06 Is it possible to have a family and a career in VFX?
• 23:46 Avoiding OT
• 25:49 Geeking out about working on a Zhang Yimou production
• 27:35 Films you wished you had worked on?
• 28:51 What does 20 years of experience feel like?
• 31:44 The joys of proprietary software
• 33:32 Meetings versus artwork - the trade off of a supervisor
• 35:42 Themes, influences and origin of illustrator work
• 42:57 Outro