'Sky is no limit for Blender' with Jonathan Lax - Subsurface Talks podcast #5

Jonathan Lax -3d artist, animator and director of Gecko Animation in London is the guest of this episode of the Subsurface Talks Podcast. Jonathan declares himself as a devoted blenderhead (a 3d artist using Blender for work and really loving it :) ) , a husband and dad. What you will also learn in the podcast, he loves tennis a lot !

DJ had the opportunity of meeting Jonathan at the last Blender Conference in Amsterdam where they only had a brief conversation (but fruitful with contacts exchange). Finally the podcast was a chance of having a longer and deeper talk about Blender, animation, working as a 3d artist and having family life and space travel (yes ! - even that, as Jonathan has worked for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic on some projects around their commercial space travel service).

With years of experience and numerous commercial projects completed (most of which can not be shared due to NDAs) Jonathan shares some wisdom gained on the journey and can testify that Blender has been a reliable tool even for hi-end commercial 3d work (despite not being the ‘industry standard’). We talk about the beginnings of his Gecko Animation studio and how sharing a small success and showing off some impressive work in combination with a good London address have opened the doors to a lot of great CGI work. Jonathan talks about his exciting projects for a Venice based renowned restaurant ‘Quadri’ designed by star architect Philippe Starck. We also discuss some educational experiences he had while teaching Blender to digital artists at Framestore VFX - one of the greatest VFX houses in the world.

So fasten your seatbelts and get ready for another journey into 3d space. And may the force be with you ! (and if you’ll enjoy this episode - make sure to share it with a friend or two).

You can follow Jonathan’s work here: https://www.geckoanimation.com

And on social media: https://twitter.com/Laxy

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