Jan Urschel's guest appearances

Jan Urschel

Your Creative Push

The Collective Podcast

Digital Artcast

The Learn Squared Podcast

Maxx Burman

Ahmed Aldoori

Sarah Williams

Elizabeth Sutton

Martin Wittfooth

Dan Thompson

Jennie Nash

Tom Ross

Amy Dresner

Cory Huff

Brooke Rothshank

Maria Brophy

Justin Hopkins

Nick Ulivieri

Michael Shainblum

OwlTail

We're joined by Learn Squared Instructor and Concept Designer Jan Urschel, who shares his experiences and thoughts on how to nurture your career to ensure it reaches its potential and much more. - - - Learn from and Follow Jan: https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/production-concept-art https://www.hendrix-design.com/ https://www.instagram.com/janurschel/ Jan's Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7IDO8t-4uX3Y3ODq6GpOhQ - - - Start your career today and check out our courses (ALL first lessons are FREE) https://www.learnsquared.com - - - Your Host - Aaron Dhanda https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron/ https://www.artstation.com/dhanda

We're joined by Learn Squared Instructor and Concept Designer Jan Urschel, who shares his experiences and thoughts on how to nurture your career to ensure it reaches its potential and much more. - - - Learn from and Follow Jan: <a href="https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/production-concept-art" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.learnsquared.com/courses/production-concept-art</a> <a href="https://www.hendrix-design.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hendrix-design.com/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/janurschel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/janurschel/</a> Jan's Podcast <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7IDO8t-4uX3Y3ODq6GpOhQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7IDO8t-4uX3Y3ODq6GpOhQ</a> - - - Start your career today and check out our courses (ALL first lessons are FREE) <a href="https://www.learnsquared.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.learnsquared.com</a> - - - Your Host - Aaron Dhanda <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/dhandatron/</a> <a href="https://www.artstation.com/dhanda" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.artstation.com/dhanda</a>

Episode 14 - Jan Urschel

Check out IFCC a great online festival⯈ https://ifcc-croatia.com/ Join the community Discord          https://discord.gg/59ENDfD  We also have a patreon                   www.patreon.com/digitalartcast I've been a fan like most people of Jan's work for years. Jan is one of the OG concept designers and has worked for some of the biggest companies on the planet working on some of biggest films and franchises on the planet. We talked about his career and how these times are affecting his work as well as discussing how freelance never seems to get easier. Jan also talked about how he feels about concept and his job in general and was one of the more open and honest conversations I've had with an artist     Thanks again to Jan for giving up his time to talk to me.    00:00 Start    Jan's LINKS:  https://www.hendrix-design.com/  https://www.artstation.com/janurschel  https://www.behance.net/janurschel  https://gumroad.com/janurschel WE NOW HAVE A TIP JAR WITH KO-FI BUY US A COFFEE!  ko-fi.com/digitalartcast If you guys wanna support the podcast remember to shoot me a like or a comment and check us out on iTunes and Soundcloud also or if you are listening remember we have a YouTube video here also!   #JanUrschel #GhostInTheShell #DigitalArtcast #Podcast--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digitalartcast/message

Check out IFCC a great online festival⯈ <a href="https://ifcc-croatia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ifcc-croatia.com/</a> Join the community Discord          <a href="https://discord.gg/59ENDfD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/59ENDfD</a> We also have a patreon                   <a href="http://www.patreon.com/digitalartcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/digitalartcast</a> I've been a fan like most people of Jan's work for years. Jan is one of the OG concept designers and has worked for some of the biggest companies on the planet working on some of biggest films and franchises on the planet. We talked about his career and how these times are affecting his work as well as discussing how freelance never seems to get easier. Jan also talked about how he feels about concept and his job in general and was one of the more open and honest conversations I've had with an artist     Thanks again to Jan for giving up his time to talk to me.    00:00 Start    Jan's LINKS:  <a href="https://www.hendrix-design.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.hendrix-design.com/</a> <a href="https://www.artstation.com/janurschel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.artstation.com/janurschel</a> <a href="https://www.behance.net/janurschel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.behance.net/janurschel</a> <a href="https://gumroad.com/janurschel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gumroad.com/janurschel</a> WE NOW HAVE A TIP JAR WITH KO-FI BUY US A COFFEE!  <a href="http://ko-fi.com/digitalartcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ko-fi.com/digitalartcast</a> If you guys wanna support the podcast remember to shoot me a like or a comment and check us out on iTunes and Soundcloud also or if you are listening remember we have a YouTube video here also!   #JanUrschel #GhostInTheShell #DigitalArtcast #Podcast--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digitalartcast/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digitalartcast/message</a>

EP 57 Jan Urschel Interview

Jan Urschel is a freelance concept designer and illustrator working in the entertainment industry, designing for feature films and video games. Clients include: Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros, Lucasfilm, Marvel, EA, Sony, Ubisoft, LucasArts, Cloud Imperium Games, Psyop etc. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/janurschel  In this episode, Jan discusses: -His decision to go to school for Japanese studies and what that did for his art. -Living and working in Singapore as a graphic designer. -His inspiration to become a concept designer and the thought process behind making the switch. -How he started and stopped his art many times over many years. -How he got his first job at LucasArts and what it was like to work there. -The struggle of either not being allowed to show the work that he did on a project, or not wanting to show it because it has been so long. -The importance of doing personal work as a freelancer and how he attempts to find the balance of personal work and client work. -How he is in his most productive and effective state when he is employing painful self-discipline. -His “Project T” and the importance of pursuing your own personal projects for the simple purpose of self-pleasure. Jan's Final Push will inspire you to remember to enjoy living life and getting that daily inspiration and experience from life.   Quotes: “As a freelancer, you need some material to show off what you can do.” “In order to put yourself out there in a way that is true to yourself, you really need to put out personal work.  And a lot of it.” “You have to follow your own path and listen to your creative ideas.” “Live your life and have a bit of fun.  People are too focused on making money or becoming a superstar.” “Experience as much as you can and live a full life.  That will help you to become a better creative in the end.” Connect with Jan: Website / Instagram / Twitter / Behance On the next episode: Shayne Taylor : Website / Instagram Join the discussion in the Facebook group!

Jan Urschel is a freelance concept designer and illustrator working in the entertainment industry, designing for feature films and video games. Clients include: Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros, Lucasfilm, Marvel, EA, Sony, Ubisoft, LucasArts, Cloud Imperium Games, Psyop etc. Full shownotes: <a href="http://yourcreativepush.com/janurschel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://yourcreativepush.com/janurschel</a> In this episode, Jan discusses: -His decision to go to school for Japanese studies and what that did for his art. -Living and working in Singapore as a graphic designer. -His inspiration to become a concept designer and the thought process behind making the switch. -How he started and stopped his art many times over many years. -How he got his first job at LucasArts and what it was like to work there. -The struggle of either not being allowed to show the work that he did on a project, or not wanting to show it because it has been so long. -The importance of doing personal work as a freelancer and how he attempts to find the balance of personal work and client work. -How he is in his most productive and effective state when he is employing painful self-discipline. -His “Project T” and the importance of pursuing your own personal projects for the simple purpose of self-pleasure. Jan's Final Push will inspire you to remember to enjoy living life and getting that daily inspiration and experience from life.   Quotes: “As a freelancer, you need some material to show off what you can do.” “In order to put yourself out there in a way that is true to yourself, you really need to put out personal work.  And a lot of it.” “You have to follow your own path and listen to your creative ideas.” “Live your life and have a bit of fun.  People are too focused on making money or becoming a superstar.” “Experience as much as you can and live a full life.  That will help you to become a better creative in the end.” Connect with Jan: <a href="http://hendrix-design.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/janurschel/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/janurschel" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> / <a href="https://www.behance.net/janurschel" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Behance</a> On the next episode: Shayne Taylor : <a href="http://shayneart.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> / <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shayneart/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Join the discussion in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourcreativepush/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook group</a>!

290: The INPUT is just as important as the OUTPUT (w/ Jan Urschel)