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The Naked Texture Artist

The Naked Texture Artist

By: 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.

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  • The Naked Texture Artist - PSA: Video
    Sep 10 2025

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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.

    Marking our 2 year anniversary, here is a public service announcement about where The Naked Texture Artist podcast is going:

    Going forward, we are moving to video. Regarding The Naked Pixels, I am scaling back the release schedule. Find my reasoning and the background information in this episode.

    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://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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    11 mins
  • The Naked Texture Artist - Daniel Harkness - Episode 1
    Jun 9 2025

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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.

    It is very exciting to find people who think deep and hard thoughts about the work we do and the industry we work in. We are not short on people, who can teach us how to carry out the work, but the bigger questions about the VFX industry and our role in it, are harder to answer.

    Daniel Harkness, in addition to his work as a compositor and motion designer, writes his excellent observations on LinkedIn.

    I think for all of us, this period, in the industries of VFX, animation and games, has been a grim reminder that we are living in a house of cards. Many, if not all, artists have had to have some serious reflection on their career, and what their future will look like.

    Daniel’s excellent writing is very useful to help understand the market forces that underpin our work, as well as the value each of us have in terms of dollars and cents.

    I hope getting to know Daniel’s writing can be as instructive and helpful for you too, as it has been for me.


    Daniel Harkness' website:
    https://www.danielharkness.com/


    Daniel's excellent 8 part series on the value of a VFX artist:
    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-my-value-vfx-artist-part-1-daniel-harkness/

    Also mentioned in this episode is:


    The famous blog of VFX Soldier:
    https://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/


    Joseph Bell's insightful global overview of VFX:
    https://www.vfxatlas.com/


    Why is VFX dying? Scott Galloway explains the market forces underneath the destruction:
    https://medium.com/@profgalloway/peak-hollywood-1f147623b714

    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://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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    46 mins
  • Naked Pixels - Having Another Creative Career on the Side - Advice for Working Artists
    May 27 2025

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    On The Naked Texture Artist, I have deep and honest conversations with working artists.

    Here is a snippet, which is genuinely useful advice for any artist:

    Jami Gigot explains, "how she manages her side hustle as a children's book illustrator" combined with her hectic career in the film industry.

    Enjoy!

    https://www.jamigigot.com/


    If that was useful for you, feel free to share the podcast with your friends and colleagues. I would appreciate your help.

    You can catch the full conversation on The Naked Texture Artist, wherever you get your podcasts.

    Thanks for listening!

    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://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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    15 mins
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