What Does a Technical Artist Actually Do? | Senior Technical Artist: Victoria Lyons

In this episode, I sit down with Victoria Lyons (Senior Technical Artist) to talk about what technical art really is, how to break into the role, and how artists can start thinking more technically.

We discussed:

What a Technical Artist actually does day-to-day

How to move from art → tech art

Learning C++ and engine fundamentals

Mentorship, workshops, and helping others level up

Building confidence in both code and creativity

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Dev Pods: https://www.devpods.gg/

@TheCodingTrain (YouTube)

@codebreakthrough (YouTube)

@TechArtAid Applying for a Technical Artist Job

Introductory C++

https://youtu.be/9Myk2vcK8s8?si=FfO_njX5ewAfdKqT

Unreal Engine 5 Course

https://www.udemy.com/course/unreal-engine-5-the-ultimate-game-developer-course/?

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Website: https://victorialartwork.wixsite.com/victoria-lyons

Pixel Box Workshops: https://luma.com/Pixel-Box

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______________________ Timestamps ______________________

00:00 – Intro

02:10 – What a Technical Artist actually does

05:40 – Art vs Code

09:15 – How Victoria broke into technical art

14:30 – Learning C++

19:20 – Getting comfortable inside the engine

24:10 – Confidence & impostor syndrome

29:45 – Mentorship & teaching others

34:30 – Pixel Box workshops

39:10 – Advice for aspiring Technical Artists

44:20 – Portfolio & job applications

49:15 – Recommended learning resources

55:40 – Dev Pods & community learning

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#technicalart #vfx #unreal