Steven is an art Director, physical sculptor, digital sculptor, Paleo Artist, film technician and miniature effects artist based in Wellington New Zealand
He has been around Pal Tiya Premium right from the beginning, uses it professionally at Weta.

 In this episode Steven shares:

• How he builds miniature worlds – Thunderbirds, Blade Runner 2049 etc
• How Pal Tiya Premium has been used on projects that he has worked on at Weta in NZ
• How he has found working with Pal Tiya Premium for personal projects and his tips for sculpting with it
• His plans for his creative future
• Tips for people coming back to art or into art
• How he believes self doubt allows us to grow creatively

We hope you enjoy this episode and we'll be taking a short break from the Podcast and we'll be back on Tuesday 9th April 2019.

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Steven Saunders is an Art Director, physical sculptor, digital sculptor, Paleo Artist, film technician and miniature effects artist based in Wellington New Zealand
Been around Pal Tiya Premium right from the beginning, uses it professionally at Weta.

• How watching a film when he was 6 inspired him to begin creating
• Having his mother believe in him created opportunities for his to explore his creative side
• His happiest work that he did in his hometown was at the Natural History Museum in Cape Town working alongside scientists, palaeontologists, entomologists and climatologists 
• How being offered work on the Hobbit Movies led him to leave Cape Town in South Africa to move to Wellington New Zealand
• Working in Film and TV
• How he feels teamwork is essential to his creative projects
• He shares a funny story about the power of creating worlds that appear real
• How he describes his work
• What inspires his work

Steven's Instagram is @stevensaunderssculpture

Today we're interviewing Ian Dorian, a visual artist and writer who creates stories and characters in the hero and animation genre’s. Some of the most famous creators today work alongside him on his various creations. His past clients include 20th Century Fox, Marvel Productions, and many others.
He is also a sculptor and has worked with many mediums. 

In this episode Ian talks about:

• How he has been finding Pal Tiya Premium 
• How he began sculpting at age 9
• How sculpture comes alive
• Being accepted into the school of figurative art in NYC
• His time in Pietrasanta and how living abroad impacted his work
• How he hopes people will view his work
• What inspires him to create
• His favourite sculptors
• How he deals with creative blocks
• What to do with the fear we feel around creating

We hope you enjoy this episode and come back for our next guest next Tuesday!

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​To see Ian's work visit his website and he's at @iandorian on Instagram.