The Naked Texture Artist

The Naked Texture Artist - Myriam Catrin - Episode 1

June 04, 2023 Marque Pierre Sondergaard Episode 1
The Naked Texture Artist - Myriam Catrin - Episode 1
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The Naked Texture Artist
The Naked Texture Artist - Myriam Catrin - Episode 1
Jun 04, 2023 Episode 1
Marque Pierre Sondergaard

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The Naked Texture Artist is a podcast where VFX/animation veterans have deep and honest conversations about their challenges and growth as working artists.


This episode is the first of many with the one and only Myriam Catrin, The Dragon Lady, who for multiple decades have created textures and looks for some of cinema's most memorable assets in modern times. Myriam is absolutely one of the world's very best texture artists (my words, not hers)!


Over the course 4 hours in 2021, we had an in-depth and very wide ranging conversation. In this episode we talk about her beginnings as an artist; growing up drawing inspiration from cinema; the moment she decided to pursue this vocation; as well as her “pilgrimage” to the birthplace of VFX, working alongside her heroes at ILM in San Francisco.


Myriam is a fantastic artist, who's work and interests reach far beyond VFX. 


Do yourself a favour, please, and explore and support the amazing work Myriam also does:


https://www.artstation.com/myriamcatrin


Sadly her amazing comic book, Passages, is currently sold out. But look out for new print runs here:


https://shop.publicdomain.paris/product/passages-myriam-catrin


Myriam has also recently contributed beautiful artwork to the Modern Calligraphy Bible:


https://schifferbooks.com/products/modern-calligraphy-bible


As well as the exciting project Nariko's Voyage, which is in development for TV:


https://www.narikosvoyage.com/

The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard.


Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist


Contact us on thenakedtextureartist@gmail.com


Follow us on https://twitter.com/nakedtexture and https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/


Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/


Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

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Send us a Text Message.

The Naked Texture Artist is a podcast where VFX/animation veterans have deep and honest conversations about their challenges and growth as working artists.


This episode is the first of many with the one and only Myriam Catrin, The Dragon Lady, who for multiple decades have created textures and looks for some of cinema's most memorable assets in modern times. Myriam is absolutely one of the world's very best texture artists (my words, not hers)!


Over the course 4 hours in 2021, we had an in-depth and very wide ranging conversation. In this episode we talk about her beginnings as an artist; growing up drawing inspiration from cinema; the moment she decided to pursue this vocation; as well as her “pilgrimage” to the birthplace of VFX, working alongside her heroes at ILM in San Francisco.


Myriam is a fantastic artist, who's work and interests reach far beyond VFX. 


Do yourself a favour, please, and explore and support the amazing work Myriam also does:


https://www.artstation.com/myriamcatrin


Sadly her amazing comic book, Passages, is currently sold out. But look out for new print runs here:


https://shop.publicdomain.paris/product/passages-myriam-catrin


Myriam has also recently contributed beautiful artwork to the Modern Calligraphy Bible:


https://schifferbooks.com/products/modern-calligraphy-bible


As well as the exciting project Nariko's Voyage, which is in development for TV:


https://www.narikosvoyage.com/

The Naked Texture Artist is produced by Marque Pierre Sondergaard.


Support us on https://ko-fi.com/thenakedtextureartist


Contact us on thenakedtextureartist@gmail.com


Follow us on https://twitter.com/nakedtexture and https://www.instagram.com/thenakedtextureartist/


Music copyright belongs to Tycho for the song Awake - https://tychomusic.com/


Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

Intro
Origin of The Dragon Lady
Becoming an artist and childhood
Eureka moment: film career
Impact of Jurassic Park
ILM bucket list gig
ILM: Relaxed and no egos
Breaking out of the star struck state
Weta work style
Bad supervisors
Unlearning the Weta work style at ILM
A personal note on ILM
Outro