In this video Zach talks to SouthernShotty (Remington Markham), Motion Designer and content creator focusing on 3D characters from Louisville, US. Remington is a full time animator in a 3D studio, he is a creative director at mographmentor.com, and he runs a successful YouTube channel, where he shares tutorials on cute 3d character creation in Blender.
In this interview we will learn how he is making a living in the Motion Design industry, how he quickly grew his YouTube channel and why sticking to a certain art style can be beneficial for your art career.
Here’s what we will cover:
- How did you get into the world of 3D? (00:02:17)
- When did you get back to Blender? (00:05:39)
- How was your professional career till today? (00:09:02)
- Is your job at the studio a full time job? (00:12:24)
- How did you get your jobs? (00:14:01)
- Did you ever had success cold emailing people? (00:19:29)
- What are your income streams? (00:22:36)
- What role plays Patreon for you? (00:27:09 )
- How does the Skillshare platform work? (00:30:30)
- What role plays Instagram for you? (00:34:33)
- How important is reaching out to other content creators for you? (00:38:04)
- You have a unique art style, what is your secret? (00:43:08)
- Would you recommend to focus on one art style only? (00:49:37)
- How do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years? (00:52:00)
- What resources have influenced you the most? (00:55:23)
- Why do you call yourself SouthernShotty? (01:00:00)
Resources mentioned in this video:
Books
Movies
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People / Studio
- Buck Studio on Instagram
- Giant Ant Studio on Instagram
- Golden Wolf Studio on Instagram
- Blender Guru
- Gleb Alexandrov
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