How to get a job at Blizzard, with Michael Vicente 

1:07 Brief summary of video. 2:07 Have you always been creative ? 2:40 Do you remember the first piece of artwork you were proud of ? 3:46 Do you remember what it was that got you interested in art as opposed to sports or...? 7:08 You weren't born in Portugal ? 7:42 What would your advice be if someone 18 year old came up to you and said should i go to a 3D school ? 10:08 Talking about finding a job after finishing 3D school. 12:00 Pro and Con's of going to university or self-thought learning. 16:54 What would you look for in a school. Key things of a good school-bad school. 21:32 What were the steps that let you getting a job at Blizzard? 23:39 Talking about Zbrush 24:16 Talks about how Blizzard found him. 25:36 Do they ( Blizzard or other companies) care if an artist can speak English? 26:46 How did it feel walking into the doors of Blizzard for the first time ? 28:13 Do you have game nights at Blizzard? 28:52 Do you guy guys heard that Elon Musk is a huge fan of Overwatch ? 29:17 You've beeen there how long ? ( Blizzard ) 29:27 Talking about switching projects ( Games you work on ) at Blizzard if the artist desires. 31:02 Seems like BLizzard gives you a lot of Flexibility to keep you interested, is that normal for a gaming studio or is that something Blizzard is good at ? 32:44 How important is it to have experience working with a team before getting hired by a studio ? 35:56 What software and tools do they use at Blizzard? 38:10 Can you recall a time when somebody has pointed out something like a problem with your work that you previously would never have thought of it ? 41:57 What's the workflow process for a new character in overwatch ? 45:21 A game artist vs a visual effects artist-talking about transiting between them. 47:40 Talking about the motivation of a 3D artist. 50:27 Talking about Michael replying to e-mails. 1:01:27 A training regime for someone who wants to become a 3D artist over a time of one year. 1:04:13 Why wouldn't a vehicle artist get a job on world of warcraft ? 1:13:16 How much time should you spend on an art. 1:16:33 How do you know when you spend long enough on a project and it's time to move on ? 1:17:51 Explain why remaking an old project from skratch is better than working on it from where you left. 1:20:22 Will A.I. replace some jobs in the 3D industry ?

This series of interviews is amazing. After watch it you want work harder.

"Your diploma is your portfolio". Love that. I've felt the same way ever since I was at school, even before I could articulate it. I only really discovered the fun of learning when I left school. Clearly wasn't for me.

"If you're not passionate like that, what's the point?" Really powerful speaking there (50:03)

I wish I could see this guys portfolio that he used to get into blizzard would be really awesome to see the type of quality and what style he was using at the time

These interviews are really helpful.. Not only these interviews helps us to guide our future, they motivates us a lot. Thanks for these series...

"How to get a job at Blizzard" That question aged like fine milk.

Please add the timestamps, it really helps me get an overview when i get lost while listening

most inspiring series on RU-vid, Thanks Andrew! Nothing pushes me to be better and stricter than these mini series you've established.

Thank you for taking the time to prepare for and go through with these interviews. This was helpful for me and I am sure, others.

I can't thank you enough for this interview. I came here by accident as i finished a few tutorials of yours and i wanted to take a break, and i can't believe my ears this is exactly what i wanted to hear. This interview solved so many questions and insecurities of mine. Thank you, thank you.

Definitely the most informative interview from this channel for beginner artists. Very clear answers to common questions from an industry professional.

This was an absolute fantastic interview, really huge insight and what a great speaker. Love this series.

Also you need to be handsome to enter blizzard.

People complaining that he's not made a tutorial in a few days. Chill. If you really want to learn don't rely on his uploads, there's loads of others. Lots of people have been asking for more interviews and this is his response.

Very nice interviews and the dude gave some good advice

These interviews are insanely insightful for someone like me who is going into my senior year at university. I'm much more focused on maya, and with blender in your chanel name I've avoided your videos, only watching a few. After having these interviews popping up in my recommended I finally subscribed. This is because you have the absolute best guests and you are such a perfect interviewer. Really impressed with the questions you ask. It's what we all want to know. Pls keep producing content like this :)

Can't express how helpful these videos are his perspective alone is so insightful.

thank you for sharing this interview ! as others say, you just want to work harder after this ! it's nice to see a senior artist give a feedback on his work and how he got to the place he is now !

This aged brilliantly

Thank you for all these interviews. Keeps us inspired and informed!

„Do you want a job at blizzard“ should be the question now

I'm not a 3D artist, but this interview was a joy to listen to, podcast ready. You did a fantastic job, better than most interviews/reporters who claim to be "pros" great responses from Michael as well.

Such a great interview. Michael seems like a very humble and intelligent guy. Very entertaining and in a way also educational. Googled at least 3 new softwares during this video. Thanks to both of You for this!

Thanks so much for these interview videos! They help all of us artists who are trying to perfect their craft.

Watching this almost 4 years after, still awesome stuff dud, it really encouraged me even further to keep working on my art.

Michael thank you for creating the orb brushes, my favourite set ever

Great work Andrew & Team! Excellent quality and great questions!

I am loving these interviews. They are so relatable and inspiring.

I love these interviews you do, even though I have no interest in working for someone else, its very interesting to hear the path these young artists took to get where they are today....good stuff man !!!!

Awesome that he shared his relationship to his father so openly and is able to track down that particular moment in his life to be the catalyst to start his pursuit in art

More interviews!!! i can sit and qoute all of them now :D Thanks alot ORB & Andrew!

That interview is amazing. 1h30mins. Great job. Really interesting. Thanks a lot both of you.

I thank you Andrew for making this interview. It was very motivational and helpfull at the same time, what to do as well as what not to do. I honestly didn't think I'd finish the whole thing, but I did and I'm happy with the fact.

Very informational and very specific for understanding what it takes to get a job, loved the interview!

been learning blender from your tutorials in hopes of someday getting into the gaming industry. Finding videos like these are like gold for me.

wow! love these interviews

Thank you so much for doing this interview. I luv luv luv Michael (Orb's) style.

Really enjoying this series, should definitely be more like them! Can't believe i haven't come across them earlier.

Holy crap, I've been following this guy's work for years, great to see an interview with him!

Love these interviews! By far one of my favorite 3D artists on youtube + amazing guests! Just a tip on how intelligent Michael Vicente is, not only did he learn 3D, he learned english, and relearned 3D in english. That is an amazing amount of willpower, discipline, and grit. Much respects to both artists. I love blizzard, and I've always wanted to work on the Diablo series, the lore, ambiance, and soundtrack are stellar!

What a great guy! Thank you for this interview Blender Guru!

Thanks to you and your guest. That was an awesome interview. Informative and entertaining.

Thank you so much for these awesome interviews! God bless!

these interviews are gold! I watch them, video by video

I think this has been the MOST helpful video about the industry in general and all the nitty gritty that you might not be able to find anywhere else. I really enjoyed watching this and learning. I've been interesting in animation for video games. And although he specialized in environmental design, it truly helped so I can change my art goals and what I should be using. Thank you for putting this out for your community to see and to learn from!

Just what I needed to hear. Thank you so much for the motivation! I got ideas as I was watching this!

Can't wait for Die-ablo 4.

I really appreciate you guys making this, very inspiring and insightful.

Great interview! Loved every minute of it, very intellectual. Thank you for this

Awesome video! I just graduated from a game design program and it was great. All my instructors were full time artists from ubisoft ( in Toronto) and gave us great tips and techniques to modelling. I personally want to become an environment/prop and texture artist. I'm glad school wasn't a waste personally cause i made connections, gained inspiration, had a great experience(made friends) and got student license for programs like 3ds max. I think anyone who has the opportunity to go to school should. Especially if the teachers are from the game industry.

that was super usefull, thank you so much for all the tips and information Michael. Great interview questions Andrew.

Awesome awesome awesome I was like glued to the screen with both eyes and both ears.

I'm programmer, and I get very inspired with every video in this series... I love it!

Man, I really mean it ! I love you from the bottom of my heart ! ur the greatest teacher can someone ever have !

Amazing as always Andrew thanks! It's kinda my end goal to get to Blizzard and I still have a lot of work to do. Got some nice input here!! Thanks again!

that was super usefull, thank you so much for all the tips and information Michael. Great interview questions.

This was an awesome interview. Thank you both.

This cleared a lot of things, Thank you soo much for this interview.

these interviews are seriously so good. just thanks

Michael Vicente really opened my mind! Cheers!

This is such a high quality interview! I love your personalities, keep it up :)

I like this interview same with the other videos. We have now knowledge on how they got into their field. I love also those tips the're sharing.

Any chance you might upload these as podcasts? They seem perfect for the format. Thank you for these interviews! Incredibly well-made and informative.

I like that looking on some images again and again and store it to your subconscious memory. I've been doing that since I am busy and less time to practice but still time to time, I am checking design and concepts and styles and renders and somehow, some other day, when I make a new art, I improved a lot more than the work I had some days ago.

Hearing him describe a good program and realizing mine fits a lot of his points makes me feel so relieved and happy

i wish these interviews existed back when i started learning 3d, i would've known how much of a big deal 2d (anatomy, color, and all things pretty much) was and oh how i regret neglecting them.

Very nice interview + very good advice. Keep up the good work Andrew.

This is a great interview. Thank you! @33:25 Made me smile when Michael said "Rocks are actually a struggle to make". So extremly true :D

This is great! Thank you. I'm not a 3D Designer but a Audio Engineer/Sound Designer who's looking to work for a gaming/animation company.

Big fan of these interviews, Andrew.

Loved this interview, thank you!

Just a feedback, you should show their work during the interview to make it a bit more interesting :)

Awesome artist! Thanks for interviewing him!

These interview are very insightful, and allow us to see how others think, which should in fact help us to refactor how we think. It is not to say we should follow 100%, but take what is off value to us. As some might have conflicting ideas, as many different roads can be taken to reach our goal.

Inspiring, thank you for presenting this incredible content! Cheers

I love that there are other people who relate to how it feels when your software crashes and it ends up making the final product better.

I love this interviews! please keep them coming

Thank you for doing this, very helpful.

Awesome interview. Learned a lot and am very inspired to work on my art!

what a great interview, thank you guys.

"You know, I think that's definitely one thing that self-taught people struggle with is knowing which videos to watch in which order. Because it like, *there's a tutorial on how to make a chair* [...] and it's like always, where does that fit on the timeline? *[laughter]*" - Andrew, the person who made 4 tutorials on how to make an anvil.

What an awesome interview session bro! extremely helpful and insightful ' tackling all the important issues and topics. my favorite one being the pressing AI topic., apart from the other very insightful portfolio advice and stuff. The Ai thing is something each one of us needs to look out for and stay updated so that we're sure we are investing in the right skills and areas in terms of software and workflows and tools. Gotta know where we are headed with this thing we are doing!

thanks a lots blender guru i watch some video that u upload its really fantastic and mind blowing u teach me like a teacher with fun i am very happy keep uploading my blender u are aewsome sir

Funny what the youtube algorithm digs up sometimes 🤷‍♂️

This was SUPER helpful. You guys are the best

amazing insight!!! thanks a lot. just love the blizz universe

Great interview very helpful, lot of good advice. Thanks lot..

Loving the interviews! Definitely taking away some great tips :)

it is refreshing to hear from a blizzard artist that 3D Coat is amazing for UV and Retopo. This is what I learned the exact same way and use it daily for UV and Retopo. Amazing tools.

Amazing interview, inspire me to get better and better. And i want to draw more and more now. I remember when i was young i draw a comics with WarCraft characters. Thankyou for reminding me this, inspire me again!

Interesting interview. I was one of those majority of students who graduated from a 3D gaming course years ago but failed to get a career in the gaming industry. I was on long hiatus, but what brought me back into 3D modeling was Substance Painter with their way of painting PBR textures onto models.

Wicked interview was a great insight some very good information. Thank you

Great Interview and a really fresh insight...

Best of the best when it comes to stylized environment sculpting. He literally makes a plank of wood look appealing.

Pim pam toma lacasitos! Vaya genio, muy buena entrevista sobretodo para los principiantes

man I love this amazing interview!!

Fantastic, thanks for sharing!

Really inspiring.thanks orb brush guy!

It was a very informative interview Andrew, I mean that's the point of you doing this. And I'm loving your choice of people to do it with too. Keep it coming Andrew. Also, a lot of people including me learned Blender only because of your amazing tutorials and we really miss it. I would love to hear from you about this Blender 2.8 Beta and Alpha releases. Hoping that you'd consider doing at least a 40mins tutorial every month or at the very least once in 2 months. I need my Guru back :)