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This week we're bringing you a talk by the amazing Ashley Sparling filled with career advice for those looking to get into the game industry. Ashley is a veteran of the industry having worked at studios like Ubisoft and others and now running his own company, K9. Make sure to learn more about Ashley at the links below. Ashley Saprling's Artstation: ArtStation - Ashley Sparling  Instagram: @ashleysparling K9 DIGITAL: 3D character art | K9 Digital | United Kingdom Learn more about Vertex School: https://www.vertexschool.com/ Want to learn skills for creative tech jobs in games, film, XR and the Metaverse? Apply for your spot in our upcoming Game Arts Program here: https://www.vertexschool.com/game-arts-program

This week we're bringing you a talk by the amazing Ashley Sparling filled with career advice for those looking to get into the game industry. Ashley is a veteran of the industry having worked at studios like Ubisoft and others and now running his own company, K9. Make sure to learn more about Ashley at the links below. Ashley Saprling's Artstation: <a href="https://www.artstation.com/ashleysparling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ArtStation - Ashley Sparling</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ashleysparling/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ashleysparling</a> K9 DIGITAL: <a href="https://www.k9digital.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3D character art | K9 Digital | United Kingdom</a> Learn more about Vertex School: <a href="https://www.vertexschool.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vertexschool.com/</a> Want to learn skills for creative tech jobs in games, film, XR and the Metaverse? Apply for your spot in our upcoming Game Arts Program here: <a href="https://www.vertexschool.com/game-arts-program" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vertexschool.com/game-arts-program</a>

Career Talk Ashley Sparling

Sébastien Giroux

Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Odyssey Lead &amp; Senior Character Artists Ashley Sparling &amp; Sébastien Giroux - The ZBrush Podcast Episode 26   The ZBrush Podcast Returns and features Ubisoft's own Lead Character Artists Ashley Sparling and Senior Character Artist Sébastien Giroux.  Recorded at our ZBrush Summit, Ashley and Sébastien sit down with our host Solomon Blair to discuss the ZBrush Sculpt-Off, their works on Assassin's Creed Odyssey, past industry experiences, and more!   Ashley Sparling started his career in the United Kingdom sculpting and rapid prototyping for various clients, one including Louis Vuitton.  Before accepting his Lead role and moving to Canada to work on Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Ashley worked with Rare and Xbox, TT Games and LEGO, and various other titles in the UK. Canadian native Sébastien Giroux started out with a passion for VFX and cinematics.  After some cinematics work with Ubisoft, Sébastien shifted to the character art pipeline in games with various titles including Far Cry 4, Rainbox Six Siege, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, and a senior role on Assassin's Creed Odyssey.  Sébastien can also be found on ZBrushLIVE.com as one of our Stream Team members, where he explores another creative outlet of personal works in character collectibles and 3D printing!   Ashley Sparling and Sébastien Giroux are also apart of the full character team at Ubisoft Québec who won accepted the ZBrush Award for Game Art of the Year! The Awards Page:  https://summit.pixologic.com/awards.php The ZBrushCentral Team Post:  https://www.zbrushcentral.com/t/assas...   Ashley Sparling and Sébastien Giroux also took part in the 2019 ZBrush Summit Sculpt-Off.  See both Ashley's and Sébastien's process in our recordings, both participated in Group 2. Group 2 Recording: https://youtu.be/1glqux8v78I Group 1 Recording: https://youtu.be/s2b7mDG4Qrg   Follow Ashley Sparling ZBrushCentral:  https://www.zbrushcentral.com/u/aspar... Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ashleysparl... Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ashley.sparl... ArtStation:  https://www.artstation.com/sparrow87   Follow Sébastien Giroux ZBrushLIVE Schedule:  http://pixologic.com/zbrushlive/autho... ZBrushCentral:  https://www.zbrushcentral.com/u/sebgi... Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sebgirouxsc... Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/sebgirouxsculpt YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9j... Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SebGirouxSculpt Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/artofseb ArtStation:  https://www.artstation.com/hellrainbow

Ubisoft Assassin's Creed Odyssey Lead &amp; Senior Character Artists Ashley Sparling &amp; Sébastien Giroux - The ZBrush Podcast Episode 26 The ZBrush Podcast Returns and features Ubisoft's own Lead Character Artists Ashley Sparling and Senior Character Artist Sébastien Giroux.  Recorded at our ZBrush Summit, Ashley and Sébastien sit down with our host Solomon Blair to discuss the ZBrush Sculpt-Off, their works on Assassin's Creed Odyssey, past industry experiences, and more! Ashley Sparling started his career in the United Kingdom sculpting and rapid prototyping for various clients, one including Louis Vuitton.  Before accepting his Lead role and moving to Canada to work on Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Ashley worked with Rare and Xbox, TT Games and LEGO, and various other titles in the UK. Canadian native Sébastien Giroux started out with a passion for VFX and cinematics.  After some cinematics work with Ubisoft, Sébastien shifted to the character art pipeline in games with various titles including Far Cry 4, Rainbox Six Siege, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, and a senior role on Assassin's Creed Odyssey.  Sébastien can also be found on <a href="http://ZBrushLIVE.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ZBrushLIVE.com</a> as one of our Stream Team members, where he explores another creative outlet of personal works in character collectibles and 3D printing! Ashley Sparling and Sébastien Giroux are also apart of the full character team at Ubisoft Québec who won accepted the ZBrush Award for Game Art of the Year! The Awards Page: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsummit.pixologic.com%2Fawards.php&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://summit.pixologic.com/awards.php</a> The ZBrushCentral Team Post: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zbrushcentral.com%2Ft%2Fassassins-creed-odyssey-character-team-post%2F211016&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.zbrushcentral.com/t/assas...</a> Ashley Sparling and Sébastien Giroux also took part in the 2019 ZBrush Summit Sculpt-Off.  See both Ashley's and Sébastien's process in our recordings, both participated in Group 2. Group 2 Recording: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1glqux8v78I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/1glqux8v78I</a> Group 1 Recording: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2b7mDG4Qrg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/s2b7mDG4Qrg</a> Follow Ashley Sparling ZBrushCentral: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zbrushcentral.com%2Fu%2Fasparling%2Fgallery&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.zbrushcentral.com/u/aspar...</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fashleysparling%2F&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/ashleysparl...</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fashley.sparling.5&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/ashley.sparl...</a> ArtStation: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artstation.com%2Fsparrow87&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.artstation.com/sparrow87</a> Follow Sébastien Giroux ZBrushLIVE Schedule: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fpixologic.com%2Fzbrushlive%2Fauthor%2Fsebastien-giroux%2F&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://pixologic.com/zbrushlive/autho...</a> ZBrushCentral: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zbrushcentral.com%2Fu%2Fsebgiroux%2Fgallery&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.zbrushcentral.com/u/sebgi...</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fsebgirouxsculpt%2F&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/sebgirouxsc...</a> Twitch: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitch.tv%2Fsebgirouxsculpt&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.twitch.tv/sebgirouxsculpt</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9jkqpMoCNUEsSjN424V7Q/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO9j...</a> Twitter: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FSebGirouxSculpt&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://twitter.com/SebGirouxSculpt</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fartofseb&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/artofseb</a> ArtStation: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artstation.com%2Fhellrainbow&amp;v=79k-x3DRhqo&amp;redir_token=kx9IO0B3Sf8sLVvcMWfItpLcHY58MTU4MDQxNDcxMUAxNTgwMzI4MzEx&amp;event=video_description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.artstation.com/hellrainbow</a>

Ep 26 - Ubisoft artists Ashley Sparling & Sébastien Giroux

Ashley Sparling's story is so incredibly inspiring... But, no spoilers here! You have to listen to this episode to hear him tell his tale of how he got started in the industry and how he finally landed that first job as a Character Artist. ;) Now Ashley is a Senior Character Artist at Ubisoft Quebec where he was part of the team that worked on Assassins Creed Odyssey. I mean, just check out all of Ashley's amazing work released for the Assassins Creed Odyssey Art Blast! And I loved hearing all the behind-the-scenes details about how the studio optimized so many characters for the game engine. I'm super excited for Ashley because he's just launched his first online course! He's going to teach you how to create amazing hair -- something that challenges all Character Artists. Be sure to check out the course at https://www.ashleysparling.com. He also shares some helpful tutorials for free, so you're guaranteed to get something awesome, no matter what. :)  Learn more about Vertex School here: http://www.vertexschool.com More about Ashley Sparling: https://www.artstation.com/sparrow87  Want to be a Character Artist or an Environment Artist in the Video Game Industry? Apply for your spot in our upcoming Game Artist Bootcamp here: http://www.vertexschool.com

Ashley Sparling's story is so incredibly inspiring... But, no spoilers here! You have to listen to this episode to hear him tell his tale of how he got started in the industry and how he finally landed that first job as a Character Artist. ;) Now Ashley is a Senior Character Artist at Ubisoft Quebec where he was part of the team that worked on Assassins Creed Odyssey. I mean, just check out all of Ashley's amazing work released for the Assassins Creed Odyssey Art Blast! And I loved hearing all the behind-the-scenes details about how the studio optimized so many characters for the game engine. I'm super excited for Ashley because he's just launched his first online course! He's going to teach you how to create amazing hair -- something that challenges all Character Artists. Be sure to check out the course at <a href="https://www.ashleysparling.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ashleysparling.com</a>. He also shares some helpful tutorials for free, so you're guaranteed to get something awesome, no matter what. :)  Learn more about Vertex School here: <a href="http://www.vertexschool.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vertexschool.com</a> More about Ashley Sparling: <a href="https://www.artstation.com/sparrow87" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.artstation.com/sparrow87</a> Want to be a Character Artist or an Environment Artist in the Video Game Industry? Apply for your spot in our upcoming Game Artist Bootcamp here: <a href="http://www.vertexschool.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.vertexschool.com</a>

Ashley Sparling of Ubisoft Quebec