Mastering Blender and Navigating a Creative Career with Elijah Sheffield

Blender artist and motion designer Elijah Sheffield shares how he transitioned into 3D, built a standout demo reel, and turned personal projects into career-defining moments. Check out the corresponding blog post (with episode highlights) here: 👉 CHAPTERS 👈 00:00 Coming Up 00:22 Elijah Sheffield's Background and Early Career 01:29 Discovering Motion Design 03:32 College and Grad School Experience 13:30 First Job and Career Challenges 18:11 Finding the Motivation to Make Demo Reel Pieces 23:31 Transition to Freelance 26:41 Social Media's Impact on Career 34:52 Having a Freelance Plan 42:00 Pain and Rainbows of Freelance Work 44:18 Challenges and Rewards of Learning Blender 49:35 Finding a Style 55:16 Blender Learning Curve 01:03:28 Integrating Blender into Your 3D Pipeline 01:20:21 The Future of Blender 01:24:12 That's a Wrap! 🗒️ SHOW NOTES Artists: Elijah Sheffield EJ Hassenfratz Myles Bolden Jonathan Winbush Norm MacDonald Chris Smith Joey Korenman Andrew Kramer Studios: School of Motion SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) Pixar DreamWorks Work: Museum of History and Magic Killdozer Spider-Verse Ninja Turtles Arcane Resources: Greyscalegorilla Maya ZBrush Cinema 4D Blender Unreal Engine Course Pinterest Demo Reel Dash Arnold Eevee Grease Pencil Clay Pencil Donut Tutorial STL files Blender Market Freelance Manifesto

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This episode is 01:25:22 long.

This episode was published on Jan 29, 2025.

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