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The Naked Texture Artist - Daniel Harkness - Episode 1

June 09, 2025 • Marque Pierre Sondergaard • Episode 35

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

It is very exciting to find people who think deep and hard thoughts about the work we do and the industry we work in. We are not short on people, who can teach us how to carry out the work, but the bigger questions about the VFX industry and our role in it, are harder to answer.

Daniel Harkness, in addition to his work as a compositor and motion designer, writes his excellent observations on LinkedIn.

I think for all of us, this period, in the industries of VFX, animation and games, has been a grim reminder that we are living in a house of cards. Many, if not all, artists have had to have some serious reflection on their career, and what their future will look like.

Daniel’s excellent writing is very useful to help understand the market forces that underpin our work, as well as the value each of us have in terms of dollars and cents.

I hope getting to know Daniel’s writing can be as instructive and helpful for you too, as it has been for me.

Daniel Harkness' website:
https://www.danielharkness.com/

Daniel's excellent 8 part series on the value of a VFX artist:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-my-value-vfx-artist-part-1-daniel-harkness/

Also mentioned in this episode is:

The famous blog of VFX Soldier:
https://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/

Joseph Bell's insightful global overview of VFX:
https://www.vfxatlas.com/

Why is VFX dying? Scott Galloway explains the market forces underneath the destruction:
https://medium.com/@profgalloway/peak-hollywood-1f147623b714

The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard.

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