ArtBlast with Vitaly Bulgarov

[@redflag4255]

So basically Be hard on yourself (within reason) Be organized AF Be efficient AF Invest in yourself and equipment Outwork everyone Add value 100000 hours Insane work ethic and passion Surround yourself with like minded people. = Vitaly

[@magopoligonal7349]

It's like Saitama's training: it is basic, not easy.

[@davidcruz5283]

U a Boss! Thx for the Summary & the vid is gold!

[@leandrotarsia7212]

Look for overlap in goals within your team and avoid overlaps in skills and areas of expertise.

[@redflag4255]

@@leandrotarsia7212 This was a good point. Wish more people did talk about what they mean when they mean the team is everything too. You're a good listener.

[@0mpongFacundo]

I have seen a couple of famous athlete, and their work ethic and dedication laser focus, Watch Cristiano Ronaldo interview with Piers Morgan and also Mike Tyson advice to his son

[@jayberan]

Raf, you can tell in this art blast conversation compared to previous ones you are really getting better at asking questions that get the most out of your guests, well done.

[@grassetti]

Thanks Jay, let me know what other feedback you guys have. Would love to hear that. Cheers!

[@AhmedAldoori]

Such an awesome talk - thanks for this! You're both awesome

[@Argail8137]

Hey Ahmed, what pencil did you use to write this comment? xD

[@finnianmacmanus9075]

Man!! Raf thanks so much for taking the time to do this interview. Vitaly is so incredible not just design but in philosophy and this was so inspiring to take in.

[@RunTheTape]

I just "found" Vitaly through my recent interest in modeling hard surface with CAD apps. And I'm so glad I did. Also, I'm from Romania, known as the big brother of Moldavia. Te salut Vitaly!

[@ericburnett8163]

These sort of videos/podcasts are amazing for anyone trying to get into the industry. So much insight and knowledge to learn from. Thank you for doing these!

[@PixelShaded]

Always nice to hear words from Vitaly

[@bluegiant13]

I could listen to Vitaly all day. He is truly an inspirer and visionary

[@eruuzy]

thank you Raf and Vitaly for doing this i really enjoy listening to these artblasts while working

[@evelin.design]

Best art conversation i ever seen, Thank you very much Vitaly!

[@ninoplevnjak3141]

The best HS modeler of today and a true role model. Thank you Vitaly for all the years of inspiration! Mgla t-shirt and Damascus hat. 💪🔥

[@JulioCesarEspada]

That was exhausting to watch in a good way. There is so much hardcore vibrations coming from Vitaly that listening to him makes me really want to push harder. Thanks for the interview!

[@ihabiano]

Vitaly and Josh Nizzi have revolutionized the world of 3d and Design. Thank you Raf for the wonderful video.

[@shoshaka]

Hey Raf, awesome stuff with Artblast. I was wondering if you would find it an interesting to discuss in-depth the psychology of being an artist, the hardships behind the curtain and all the struggle. Usually people see the beauty shots, the polished sculpts, but all the doubts, the hardships, the self-inquiry and so forth remain hidden. An episode like that will be very resourceful.

[@stevenburnette6669]

Very much enjoyed this ArtBlast with Vitaly

[@scarlet8078]

Great interview. I hope everyone understands, it's much easier for us to hire & bring you to US if you have a university degree. He's lucky he was able to qualify with partial degree, but a lot of rules are changing now. If you're in a country that offers free school, I'd strongly suggest you take advantage of it rather than move to US for art school & go $150k into debt. You're better off to get degree & develop skills in your nation of origin, then apply

[@ArtemM3D]

Great video! Thanks to both of you! Although, it'd be nice to have the higher quality of video, like 1080p or higher

[@paolomiki4583]

Thank you very much for this enjoyable conversation. It's truly inspiring and useful to hear about your experiences!

[@mech.ministry]

7th time listening to this, thanks Raf and Vitaly !!!!

[@ahmetbice3053]

this video is such an enrichment for newcomers, thank you both for this video. one thing i took from this video that i want to reflect my goals and my actions in response to them much more frequently...

[@-_Ash_]

Two legends at the same place.

[@MrChisnok]

Raf awesome podcast! Thank you, keeping doing it you're doing awesome. And thank you Vitaly for sharing your knowledge

[@elissitdesign]

This channel will blow up if you keep this format up. Quality!

[@guimafra]

Muito obrigado por esse conteúdo!!!! Bulgarov é monstro demais! Por favor, tenta trazer uma live com o Fausto De Martini. Grande abraço!

[@joshnorman2825]

great comment by vitaly for building a visual library by trying to imagine all the parts and functions for something without looking at the reference then comparing

[@zbrushiseasy9364]

Vitaly, Just wanted to thank you for your video uploads...always an inspiration

[@A_M_Bobb]

Loved his comments about video-games as a trans-formative medium. Couldn't agree more.

[@Sergates]

Great and useful interview! Thank you guys!

[@kings-letter]

Bro! check out his back ground with those swords!

[@grassetti]

kings Letter I know! Me: act normal

[@komadachi]

I bet he made those swords in 3D, had them 3D printed and they can cut a man in half.

[@tekiero]

@@komadachi 3d print means paper?

[@komadachi]

@@tekiero A 3D printer constructs your 3D models into solid physical objects in real life. I was poking fun at the idea he 3D printed the swords.

[@tekiero]

@@komadachi but what is the material?

[@Boltergeist117]

I wanted to apply to cold symmetry as a concept artist, and then I saw Vitaly was involved. I didn't apply. lol

[@ClaimClam]

belive in self

[@vitalie96]

1:31:30 watching this interview in Vancouver where it is cloudy, rainy and depressing most of the time including right now haha. By the way, I am also Vitally and also from Moldova. I used to do 3D modelling and Vitaly's art work has always been a great source of inspiration. However, I could never develop such insane level of details. I guess my imagination is way limited in this area. Now I do FX and I love it much more than modelling.

[@MattproThe]

Oh Vitaly Vitaly... what a master, i just started zbrush yesterday and this man is such an inspiration... sadly i'm frustrated as fuck lol i need tutorials and a good teacher

[@AlexLashko]

Raf, thank you for putting together this interview. Vitaly has so much insightful information about his workflows. At 20:10 Vitaly is talking about setting up Hotkeys. Does anybody have experience in this area? Recommended software for tracking most pressed buttons, Hardware? Cheers! :)

[@vitalybulgarov9964]

Thank you. I used the software that comes with steelseries keyboards

[@AlexLashko]

@@vitalybulgarov9964 Thanks for your reply, truly appreciate it!

[@MaxellAdGuy]

I love Vitaly’s strong work ethic. Always pushing yourself to improve. I was following Vitaly’s art online for years before I learned he was behind the game. Check out my latest video which is tribute to the game.

[@billymuncher]

nice! love the discussions always cool to hear Vitaly talk about anything :)

[@sahilsen]

Such an inspiring conversation. Thank you.

[@BIV13]

Thank you both so much for this!

[@tamar.7933]

thank you both for such informative and inspirational video💛

[@elfe_noir]

WOW absolutely 100% creative man, 100500 respect, best wishes!

[@matmachina]

This was so amazing to listen to! Thank you Rafa, so much!!!!

[@DigitalArtcast]

One of the best episodes you've done yet bro well done!

[@lastsoldierbr]

Another great live!!!!

[@philmehrart]

Brilliant artist and very articulate with his processes and thought process, thank you for this - was really insightful!

[@deniskovalev3656]

20:28 The book (not an article) Vitaly is talking about is "Atomic Habits" by James Clear

[@lveronese]

very inspiring talk.. thank you.

[@christophervelez3493]

Both legends!!!😀

[@servanttofriend8481]

Vitaly is the man!

[@glensilverconnect4259]

Thank you, you guys are golden.

[@JoernZimmermann]

Amazing interview, insights and artwork! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@esponru5602]

Measuring the milliseconds that takes to press hotkeys... you are crazy bro XD

[@thiagovannuchi]

Fucking awesome talk! Thanks to both of you beasts!

[@asoiaf4066]

What software does Vitaly Bulgarov use? MOI?

[@zzikkratio1406]

thanks for sharing this. really a festival of tips, especially the hint on how important it is to get oneself managed consciously towards personal goals! :D thanks guys!

[@joao_belmont]

Great interviews man, been really enjoying the channel

[@officialgrimwaregamesllc]

Very inspiring! Cheers to both of you :)

[@ArtemM3D]

Also, interesting to know. Does Vitaly use tablet exclusively when modeling in xsi and moi, or a combination of mouse and tablet?

[@vitalybulgarov9964]

Hi Artem, I use tablet for all the work including CAD modelling or working inside unreal engine.

[@ArtemM3D]

@@vitalybulgarov9964 Thank you for replying! Much appreciated ;)

[@HimeshAnand]

This is so inspiring!

[@ivo4277]

Great talk, loved it.

[@BrunoCornelsen]

Amazing artists, both inspiring!

[@bjornhurri]

loved this talk

[@Sav3D]

Great talk, please do more :D

[@pavelpekun5424]

Great talk. Thanks!

[@sglivich]

doing his own company for the first time and already has so much more wisdom than those farts at some "big" studios

[@Raccoonov]

Vitaly is so cool

[@davidsirmons]

When I start building a real exoskeleton suit, I'm contacting you, Vitaly.

[@yasaipicles6295]

Please invite the guy who made Astartes, would be so interesting yo see his process

[@Haruyuki_Art]

Awesome thank you

[@fpvpack7532]

I was deeply shocked by your work,

[@Cuddle-Muffins]

Would love to see Vitaly Bulgarov work on a warhammer 40k game or the upcoming Eisenhorn show! Perfect mix of medieval and sci-fi

[@raneemFX]

Whenever I see vitaly on a channel " Where is the Subscribe Button"

[@tekiero]

so when this MACHINE INSTINCT game will be released?

[@justanameonyourscreen5954]

Goals? Who needs em...

[@timejumpertarot1114]

I love his attitude. A great interview from both sides. Inspired.

[@unnf9971]

Only one question: Adderall or DMT

[@LearyVoid]

hehe

[@crowkangi]

he's wearing a Damascus hat.

[@TT-rl4su]

Does he still use XSI for poly stuff?

[@Argail8137]

imagine to have an studio with Grassetti, Vitali and Scott Robertson .......

[@mohammedahmed-er9rh]

Love these live streams 💙💚❤🖤 Get jamie lee please it will be a dream come true

[@Diesel249]

cool

[@重新做]

He has worked so hard, that his works are showing in the bg for fucking 2 hours......

[@АлексаМладић]

Nice 3d work, but features he worked on didn't go further than 60 percent metascore.

[@superdavisdon3791]

Bookmark 0:00

[@KrushevLuzcov]

Vitaly is a GOD!

[@cosmotect]

I wonder at what price does Vitaly become "pricy" :))

[@LOCKSHADES]

195gb😩😭😭😭😭

[@besteleben1093]

Very cool, but a bit ridiculous to compare his art studies with seal training and hell week

[@rmlambert95]

Both are mental, you're probably thinking about the physical side but we can already gather most people cannot push their mind to grow as hard as Vitaly did, otherwise he wouldn't stand out in the field that much, top 1% is top 1% regardless of medium or subject

[@besteleben1093]

@@rmlambert95 no I'm talking about the mental side. Yeah I'm sure he's worked through being tired and making sacrifices but being a seal i just something different and Im guessing neither you or him know anything about that. If he went through that then he can talk about it, but I just have a different kind of respect for people putting their live on the line and going just through completely different kind of pain physically and emotionally. Im sure Vitaliy doesnt wake up some day with PTSD from staying up a couple days in a row building his kitbash library ;)

[@vitalybulgarov9964]

​ @Beste Leben ​@Rjeeez 95 Hey guys, agree with both of you. Perhaps I should be more clear that I use that example as an inspiration and a model for a kind of thinking that pushes your mental barriers and not a direct side-by-side comparison because you obviously can't reasonably compare me sitting in a comfortable chair doing CG with a whole other level of actual suffering, pressure as well as risk-to-life danger that people go through in special forces training. It is however a useful tool to illustrate a certain outlook artists can take to their craft(even if it's an occasional self-check test or some kind of art-bootcamp) in order to put a healthy pressure on themselves and push themselves to grow beyond what they thought they were capable of. The beauty of special forces analogy is how extreme, raw and clear the "signal" of that analogy is. So when I say something was "my personal hell week" I do mean to illustrate 2 important things: 1. I did take inspiration from military approach to mental training as far as prolonged state of exhaustion goes in order to trigger neuro-plasticity, stimulate mental stamina + creative problem solving + psychological side of coping with stress. 2. it was far, faaar different from a normal working week or even a "normal" 70-hour crunch week. Hope that gives you more context/clarity in-to my thinking there. Cheers!

[@tekiero]

@@rmlambert95 true. At gym we train our mind too, not only body.

[@arieldiaz3d]

@@vitalybulgarov9964 You made reference to books on time management, personal growth, etc. Would love it if you could share a few of the ones you feel have impacted you the most.

[@tekiero]

this guy is crazy or just flexing 😂