Every year, I will make a short video describing my year and what I plan  to do next. This is the first one in this annual series. Thanks for  being a part of the community this year. Cheers :)

Artwork "C O N T A C T" will be available as a 1/1 EDITION NFT.

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In this episode, I talk about two schools of thought on mastery. Mastery  as in skills, trying to learn new software, etc. I explain some ideas I  borrow from both of them and how I am trying a related experiment in  the next couple weeks.

Art series for this episode : "Introspect" | Personal Work

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

1. What is a Sabbatical?
2. Upcoming product sneak peek.
3. Problems with the everydays concept.
4. My own sabbatical experiment.

Artists mentioned today : Beeple (Mike Winkelmann), Vitaly Bulgarov

Vitaly is my main source of inspiration for sabbaticals and art in general. Here is a clip from the Art Cafe Podcast where he talks about sabbaticals.

Software mentioned today : Moi 3D, 3D Coat, Krita, Blender (of course).

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Thanks for listening,

-Sayan

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Today, I talk about 4 things that beginner blender artists should focus  on. These are my personal experiences and small nuggets of guidance I  have picked up over the years. I hope to keep adding more parts to this  as I organize more tips together. Hope you enjoy today's episode.

Artwork for this episode : "death crash” | Personal Work

x Goal / Project driven learning with deadlines... 

x Downsides of Blender being a full 3D-suite...  

x Teaching is the best way to learn... 

x Don't forget to have fun along the way.

NOTES:

Blender Artists' Forum

Software mentioned : Zbrush, Substance, Marvelous Designer.

The Real Dunning-Kruger Graph and more.

Thanks for listening,

-Sayan

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In this episode, I talk about the time I finally decided to switch over  to Linux from Windows, for Blender. I am happy how today's artwork  turned out. It is also the first episode on Linux, which excites me as a  Linux hobbyist. Many more episodes on Linux to follow. Hope you enjoy  today's episode!

Artwork for this episode : "dissipate memories” | Personal Work

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

x    The Linux Distro I use on my blender workstation & Why.

x    What I hated about Windows.

x    How Linux introduced me to OS-level scripting

x    My Blender + Linux experience.

NOTES:

I mention Linux Mint, Arch Linux and Ubuntu Studio among the Linux distros.

Blender (duh!) and Krita among the software mentioned.

Even Guardian wrote an article on the Windows update issue.

Thanks for listening,

-Sayan

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In this episode, I talk about how personal art can help discover your  true artistic style. We discuss how the everydays have sort of shaped a  new theme for my works. I touch on "art series" - an attempt to organize  my artworks a little bit.

Artwork for this episode : "PTSD” | Personal Work

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

1. The pattern that I have recently noticed in my works.
2. How personal art is helping me identify my artistic taste.
3. How working fast tends to make us gravitate towards our personality.
4. Art Series - an attempt to organize my works around certain general themes

Kolkata wikipedia page.

My hometown - Berhampore.

The college that I attended for a short time - Scottish Church College.

My personal ArtStation.

Thanks for listening,

-Sayan

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In this episode, I explore some of my honest thoughts on A.I. and machine learning - the positive and the negative. How I prepare and react to it. We also dive into concept art in this context.

Artwork for this episode : "no mail since january ” | Personal Work

1. How I see concept art.
2. The A.I. and Internet revolution.
3. A.I. puts power in the hands of individuals.
4. My prediction for future concept art work.
5. How we may join forces with A.I. as cyborgs.

The presentation where Elon Musk talks about a brain implant.

Thanks for listening,

-Sayan

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On this second episode, I touch on the topic of inspiration and motivation. I thought it would be the perfect time to remind myself of these concepts, so that I do not fall into the trap of skipping a day. I hope you find some value out of it.

Artwork for this episode : ” do not wake him up ” | Personal Work

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

1. Reflecting on the first episode.
2. Issues with relying solely on inspiration.
3. My fundamental motive behind the "everydays"
4. How I prepared a setup to stay inspired.
5. Apps and some techniques I use to capture ideas.

NOTES:

We talk about Instagram, ArtStation, Tumblr and Pinterest. You most probably heard of them. But I am still linking them to their websites, just in case.

Trello and Evernote for taking down text notes. 

PureRef free reference management software.

Thanks for listening!

-Sayan

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