#40 - Vitaly Bulgarov

[@patatica]

Incredible, even 4 years later this podcast is still gold :)

[@nikitasodell8557]

After 5 years crazy where VR is right now compare what they talking about at podcast

[@michaelnavarro309]

13:56 "They're gonna make AI" man, you are a prophet

[@NDahlq91]

Maciej, thank you for doing these. I happen to really enjoy the combination of personal banter and industry talk, it's something fun to listen to while drawing. Keep doing what you're doing my friend.

[@Halfscreen]

Vitaly is a freak of nature. Crazy talent in the 3D modeling world!

[@InPursuitOfArt]

Dude... This is going to be absolutely EPIC! I haven't heard anything form Vitaly since the podcast with Ash, can't wait to watch this. Thank you so much Maciej! Hope there might be a surprise with Vitaly and Learn Squared involved... Very much hoping so :)

[@Keilnoth]

Hey Volen! You didn't post for ages! Post something! Big fan here. :-)

[@yanis_s500]

You guys are amazing inspiration! Just so pure,honest and creative!

[@WagallLynkx]

At 47:00 You said a truth i just realize at day I decide to move to 3D design... this is a game of 2% vs 98% I almost given up at that time, when i was researching about 3D market .... On this area, the abyss between professionals and all the others are sooo long and deep that it looks impossible to transpose.. other thing freezes the hopes of new CGI students is the feeling that you are entering in a race where all others are already miles ahead of you, everything that had to be done were already done.... But i'm still join the battle, maybe i never reach the other border... but I will keep trying to build my space ship to take there Thx guys for the great podcast and even greater art !!!

[@erolc82]

It's been 7 years, how are things going so far?

[@MetalDeamon92]

Thank you guys for the amazing podcast! I'm appreciating that you do it!

[@HeimHeimHeim]

Massive thanks to you Maciej for doing those talks, that's extremely inspiring!

[@anubhav3d]

this guy our hard surface leader has share very rare and important information about upbringing and upgrading here

[@CampingAFK]

Imagine just 6 years later our creative industry is suddenly the “Uber drivers” jeez what a time to live in as a creative…

[@DanceUnderInfluence]

I had not drawn in a while, got inspired by this interview to get back at it.

[@ahmednna201177]

i am here again .... need more of vitaly talk

[@javisartdesign]

Thanks guys, I've been watching the stream before going to work and inspirme me a lot! Both of you are considered the best talented concept artists in the industry right now. It's awesome you don't compete with each other, isntead you help each other :-)

[@RizeTB1]

Sudoqu

[@GuilhermoClerch]

Thanks a lot to you guys. I'm learning so much from these art cafe's videos. So much inspiration and knowledge that can be seen in here.

[@EinMeister]

I am also from Moldova and studying hard surface modeling, hopefully I will get the chance to meet Vitaly once, I hope I get good enough.

[@pepsikthelegend8367]

Hai ne apucam maine :D

[@pepsikthelegend8367]

@@EinMeister De-o cariera in arta si animatie, desigur. Sau de ****... e una din doua :D

[@pepsikthelegend8367]

@@EinMeister Gotcha

[@kiraboshi231]

One of the biggest, Vitaly

[@sa7o]

just listining to this podcast makes me work faster at my boring desk job

[@ShaufelDog]

Great talk. So much move and inspiration

[@dmt2864]

Awesome! Thank you so much!

[@fedoragfx3110]

If vitaly teaches for learn squared I would buy mentorship

[@christianwolfgang943]

HARD SUB D SUBSCRIPTION! AF! YO giggitty! sign me up 1000 doll hairs 4 life. pls.

[@nikto1084]

thanks guys

[@alexerx2727]

I like when interviewer said "dude slow down your slideshow ", knowing Vitaly as a super fast and productive brain owner, I would say him "dude you need to slow down your brainstorm process " :D

[@MaxEmski]

Thank you so much!

[@eskimodot]

What a legend!

[@ianucci]

Maciej, you think there is even the slimmest chance you could ever get John Gaeta on the show on day? That guy is amazing.

[@lolapple]

The intro was so spot on! LOL

[@murdocksocks]

Great interview! Really inspiring and lots of great info on some of the higher level structures necessary to produce at a higher level. I do wish we had gotten some info as to how Vitaly forms the ideas for his designs. I've been curious how much he sketches out or pre-designs before he goes into 3d. I wonder if he breaks his designs into lists like he describes? Just throwing this out there in case anyone knows.

[@javieroryan9797]

Great enterview! if u talk about books or material where u can study... it will be very usefull to read tahat in the video description :).... Cheers from Chile

[@antbystuff1907]

Awesome!

[@___x__x_r___xa__x_____f______]

what app does he mention that lets you track most used hotkeys or shortcuts?

[@phalhappy8612]

November 2021 I just discover 3D legendary Vitaly Bulgarov xD. Never too late right?

[@glitch2424]

Where and how can I start learning how to visually design robots and mechs? (similar to what vitaly and mike nash does?) What books can I read, or where can I watch, etc. I know some 3d modelling, but obviously CAD is different, and i have no idea where to get started designing for functionality

[@neverlastingworld]

glitch2424 you first have to choose a software modeling program, e.g., Maya, cinema 4d, Blender, 3ds max, etc... I use Blender because it's open source (free). And they also have cg cookie, which is a great learning tool. But to design for 'functionality' , i.e., it actually works, then I'm assuming you're an engineering major or engineer in general. So definitely check out one of those programs or some other altogether. Then you have to learn how to use the program itself, because it's honestly very intimidating when you first open up one of these programs. Then once you proficiently understand how to use the program, which can honestly take a few months of daily practice, you can then implement your engineering knowledge into the program. As far as creativity goes you'll definitely need to look at a crap ton of references from other artists that build mechs and such so you can get ideas. maybe you like the arm of a mech, but you don't like the color or pattern. then add your own creativity and such. That was a long explanation, but that's "how" you'd do it if you wanted to use one of the programs Vitaly uses. because programs like solid works or autodesk, don't have the sort of modeling capability as the ones Vitaly uses, because solid works and such are designed to be used by actual engineers. But as I said, to design for "functionality" as you said, I'm assuming you're already an engineering major or engineer :)

[@glitch2424]

thanks. I'm familiar with most common software (im a character artist). Im not an engineering major, but these concept artists tend do use these CAD programs well, without any formal education, so I dont think that should play a factor in deciding to learn these programs or not. Functionality is key for sure, I want to cad something that works, not just model it and hope the parts dont overlap with the range of movement

[@neverlastingworld]

glitch2424 ah ok, but still. If you want to make something that actually works, then you should first start buying some humanoid robotics kits. Because you can't model anything functional if you don't even know how to do it in real life :p Because if you compare these mech designs with say a humanoid robot from Boston Robotics, then you'd see the complete difference. because the Boston robots are hydraulically actuated, but like where are the cables in the models on these mechs..? they're not there because they're just that... "models". and it's like an idealized version. so you gotta start with understanding how robots actually work, then take it to the 3d modeling stuff. I've used auto desk when I was in college (mechanical engineering) and whatever you can make in auto desk you can make in maya, 3ds max, etc... but as I said auto desk is made for engineers, so that's going to be best for making something truly functional. but you gotta start with understanding robots

[@glitch2424]

Thanks, I'll probably start with that. I dont wnat to get too deep into robotics and AI, but will stick with the physical mechanisms instead.

[@Fakepilot]

I find you can do anything in Fusion 360. Use the same workflow as in a polygon modeler inside the Sculpt environment. But when you reach the point where you normally would get stuck doing a boolean or connecting different parts, you can use CAD modelling for fillets and booleans instead and not care about topology.

[@Ekfantos]

Guys what's the book Vitaly's talking about? something with vision or seeing..

[@WagallLynkx]

Hey Bulgarov !! You are my north !! I will reach your level ... soon .... btw big fan !

[@c.glazercrush3994]

You want reach his level,see zbrush and 3d studio max practice and do research.

[@fatoduragon5622]

in the ghost in the shell film credits, maciej , did they spelled your last name wrong? right beside vitaly's under the lead concept artists. was looking for your name in the credits till i saw a maciej ''kuiara'' there xd. is that you?

[@dnch]

anybody has link to that San Bernandino Art Institute talk? cant find it anywhere

[@TravisDavids]

Awesome :)

[@gogglesXL]

13:54 This did not age well...

[@tanupriyranjan1336]

51:00

[@tekiero]

nice books

[@riccia888]

Is he using architects autodesk cad or different cad?

[@peterlucier7756]

hardsurface hardon

[@jacobcoopervfx4674]

😑

[@Danique3d]

did someone hit the bong at 1:17:04 real quick??anyways guys great interview ;)

[@ianucci]

LMAO >_

[@ianucci]

Noticed several more stealthy bong hits after that, classic hahah.

[@comogamesghtr]

Sounds like someone typing on a keyboard really fast to me.

[@dejakhalz]

It's fast typing on a keyboard.

[@Markerton]

lol ) realy that voice )

[@XTheDentist]

My name is Vitaly Bulgarov...I do machine. I have liquid cooled machine 192 gig ram lots of chip with 7 gtx 1080 gpu cutting edge for render. I work with multi-billion polygon meshes to create machine designs.

[@Strider1122]

Rabagh!!!

[@fractalelement857]

5:27 and what is the name of that person ?

[@casperwermuth]

Fausto De Martini? Just guessing

[@gayan4307]

What does CAD stands for?

[@duelx24]

Computer Aided Design

[@ADAM-dn3il]

both book names?

[@MaciejKuciara]

Mastery by Robert Greene, Mastery by George Leonard and Good to Great by Jim Collins

[@romain_rbs]

36:00 1:15:00

[@mashable8759]

what the hell is this software lmao

[@eldexxo]

guys..seeing a bunch of senior artists pat each other on the back so much is surprisingly not that interesting to an audience. We know you're all good, that's why we're watching this. I'm sure there are much more interesting things you could be filling that time with.

[@paolousero7831]

It's a "cafe", not a recording studio

[@phantomapprentice6749]

+eldexxo jealous much?

[@eldexxo]

yeah, that's it...you got me.

[@weclome]

To me as a dutch guy this always seems like an American thing. Ash also does it all the time at the collective podcast. Nothing wrong with it, just skip a few minutes or stop listening.

[@Fakepilot]

Speak for yourself... I enjoyed it and also downloaded the book Mastery directly afterwards. I think it's nice listening to them while working. Just a few nuggets here and there is enough to inspire and continue the path towards our own mastery. No? :-)

[@ak5258]

so inspiring, you dont have to say fuck every time to sound cool, you guys are cool. Use the f word only when u need to vent lol. you guys are masters not wanna be cool high schoolers .

[@lofiloaf9629]

3d...yawn

[@tanupriyranjan1336]

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