ZBrush interview with Sze Jones Character modeler at Blur Studios

[R3N3LL3sc]

i respect you like a rockstar.

[infkiller]

my sister was interviewed by her for ideas

[shova213]

What could you ask for in a woman - beautiful and very talented. wow

[EgyptsEdge]

Sze! I continue to be impressed by you! Be well, Dear One!

ALARA

[Studeb]

No computer experience and pick up and learn Zbrush in a couple of hours? Wow, I must have been really thick then, took me ages and I've been working with 3d for twelve years before Zbrush.

[jinsuen]

Man, she is my idle. :/ No shit, also zbrush is cool. :D

[obs301]

Can somone inform me what that screen she draws on in zbrush is called

[atenskinner]

@obs301 Looks like an intuos, you'll need to sell your grandmother to afford one tho ;)

[Kiyamlol]

@atenskinner thats a cintiq, intuos is also expensive but affordable.

[atenskinner]

@Kiyamlol lol yer right - I always get the names mixed up :S

[Kiyamlol]

@atenskinner lol same i wish i can afford that :<

[EngrainedPhilosopher]

She created Bloodrayne which is a perfection of a woman beauty for me, so my respect to her !

[googboog]

anyone else distracted by the video in the background???

[Franckiefresh]

@googboog

no.. but but anyone distracted by the girl in the front.. xD

[CarlosShowroom]

hot girl

[femtokun]

4:10 yeah...Sze's arse. - we all see it.

[nel9784]

wow...zbrush with a hot check and a tablet that I was thinkin of gettin :)

[StormShadowGFX]

Her work is on point. RESPECT! Tell scott I said hi! Is he still working on BRAZIL?

-peace

[Lawyer2Junkie]

Wish I worked at blow studio too..

[vertexcrusher]

a real expert in my opinion. Her innovative way of work looks like nothing I've ever seen before. Big fan.

[CGtoobb]

hate the word talent.. Obviously she has passion for it, but to shove onto talent? I reckon she has worked her ass off to get to the level in modelling she's at.. years and years of practise

[AlexanderLee1]

@CGtoobb Hey, you're my kind of guy! I hate it when people disregard all the hard work that goes into developing skill.

[jinsuen]

@CGtoobb Talent and hard work come hand in hand. those 'talented' ones have already worked hard for it. :)

[CGtoobb]

@jinsuen Yeah, but thats exactly what I mean m8 :D If you've trained/practised so hard for something for a very long time.. And you show your portfolio to people and they say.. 'My gosh, you're quite the talented one, aren't you?'. Then, sorry but I really feel this way, you're insulting the person.

[ChimeraProd]

I WISH THIS GIRL WAS MY WIFE OMG

[MONEYVAL9]

she a beauty

and a great artist

[whitescape]

wow i thought Sze Jones is a guy...lol

[khallus]

Amazingly talanted artist,truly amazing work done and she is bearly out of her prime.More incredible work to see from her in future artworks.

[Dragos25]

Cintiq tablet by Wacom

[eliteoftheelite]

what was the name of the tablet she mentioned where you actually draw on the screen?

thanks in advance!

[faenor]

I love blurs work, in my top 3 fav studios, BUT i have always said to friends that (IN MY OPINION) i am not such a fan of there female characters ... just a little to anime for my tastes. BUT for the record, this is just my atheistic taste and i am in no way trying to put her skills down, she is very talented clearly and far beyond anything I could do.

[CollapseDev]

Hehe thats why If you want to get em done the way you want - do em yourself hehe - Im actually doing just that, I wonder what you would call someone who can do the whole lot, mod, animation, rigg, scripting, render - etc. - even music cause so far I can do em all but the programs are lacking emselves....

[faenor]

i would called that person a lier LOL, its good to no a bit about every thing but remember a jack of all trades is a master of non.

[pulgass0]

I don't care where she is from, but the thing I can say what a talent damn

[segajin]

she is malay

[hunterkirualeorio]

She's from Hong Kong.

[caubebutchikinhcan]

She look like Viet nam women

[mysto33]

I like her

[KeremGo]

I love Sze a lot! She's brilliant artist and person!

[Fretslayer]

WOW!

Pretty, Intelligent AND artistic!

Talk about a triple threat.

The only thing that can make this woman any hotter is if she has a Monty Python sense of humor.

LOL!

Well, that and a Princess Leia slave girl outfit.

:D

[robinmitra1]

shes awsesome! she kinda reminds me of one of those cg characters by steven stahlberg lol

[d3tach3d]

She has great work.

[heyawhaw]

Cool! You've found a nice job to pay the bills with haha! Congratulations! And good luck if you need it ;)

[ALilEmoGirl117]

Good interview.

Sze does some really nice work. Super detailed costumes on her characters. She is a big inspiration to many up and coming artists.

[cpsstudios]

You got that right!

[mobyfreerunner]

1:53 I WANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nurbsenvi]

Her accent reminds me of Russell Peters.

hehe

Good interview by the way.

[ubergo]

Sze and Blur Studios, WIN material!

[SilverGunZoO]

I love her !

[tkalskate]

your more sexier than those of your sexy character,,you are my heartthrob,, your my favourite artist and character,actor everything love you

[hazonku]

I just started using zbrush with my Wacom & have to agree 100% with her. I think she said it best, zbrush really does let your creative ideas flow from your mind through pen allowing them to just spill out onto your model. I HEART ZBRUSH!

[ahtiandr]

Oh my her art is as sexy as she is :) My favourite artist !

[armageddontri7]

i think i see some spoilers in the backround

[Ebola2k]

i wanna know what school u went through 2 get where u r... and what companies... im rlly need some point of direction to head in... so i u could contact meh that could potentially be life altering =P

[paul19781105]

Go the Art Institute for Game Art and Design. To get accepted there, all you need is a portfolio that shows your enthusiasm. Im accepted to go to the institute in San Diego for a lifetime, but I dont have $75K to spend to get a Bach. degree. And that was in 2004. Im scared to look at the cost now. But to get into a company, you really just need to show that you know what you are doing. If you got talent, they want you.

[gonzo1275]

The Art Institute is more concerned about your money, if you have the money they'll pretty much take anybody. Luckily I got a full scholarship to one. The teachers were a bunch of out of work, washed up artists. If you have $75K, spend it on a real school like Gnomon, Ringling, VFS, or even Full Sail. What I like about Gnomon though is you can pick and choose the courses you want and all the instructors are actively working in the industry.

[paul19781105]

I met one of the instructors, and the guy works for Midway and EA. And its not all about the money. They do want to see what you can do. I had a portfolio of 3D models I made and some character and level sketch work. Ive been drawing since I was 2 years old, and I showed them I have a working knowledge of how I would make a game more interesting. Thats how I got accepted. If you come in yelling you want to make games and have the money, they will turn you down. Saw it happen.

[gonzo1275]

Well, I guess since there is more of a demand now than back when I went, they can pick and choose. I still believe the schools I mentioned are hard to beat if you're looking for schools that primarily focus on the film and game industry.

[darpachief]

Yoooo....whats the make of that screen shes modeling on man?

[EmilioDigsIt]

Maybe its a Cintiq? I dunno.

[darksymphony]

Yes, she said herself it's a Wacom Cintiq.

[darpachief]

omg, i want one

[darpachief]

your right...i never knew screens like these existed man...just investigated and theres a smaller version...IM GONA PURRRRRCHASE :-)

[EmilioDigsIt]

Buy me one! These things are waaaay too expensive for me... gotta save up!

[hazonku]

Every person has those "one day I'm gonna have one of those" dreams & I like you am gonna have a Cintiq one day, dammit. My Intuos crapped & I'm playing around with a lame Bamboo Fun right now, but hurray $40 rebate now available for the Intuos 3 4x6! I'll have a new one next pay day! Cintiq will have to wait but one day I WILL HAVE IT!

[DESPISTADO3D]

i want a wife lije her lol its the dreams of every cg artist lol

[N33L3SH]

amen to that.

[humanCRT]

Well of course they are Productions that blur studio make. They can be purchased on iTunes. Some are Trailers for games.

She is Very Talented as well as her co-worker Ian Jones. Back to sculpting now, just got inspired.

[youmasora]

what are all these videos in the back?????

[BenLearyCG]

those new wacoms are so gnarly! i want one so bad

[GhostMoppiT]

u are soooooo cute!

[youmasora]

u should see female models she makes