OP here. Holy fuck the level of salt in this thread.
>>4248931Pricing based on what the client will pay is acceptable and common. You should do the same if you value your time. Especially when it comes to work with deadlines, time is more important than money.
That he can pull off quickly what others struggle to do at all is a testament to the amount of time he spent honing his skills. His rates aren't going to go down, if anything they will go up.
>>4248910Agreed. My question wasn't more so towards the "soul" side of his work (I'm sure he has some of that), it was mostly around seeing if anyone knew how he organized his early studies.
From the interviews I gathered, he got into the scene of doing 3D paintovers in early 2000s, when it was just starting. I remember seeing a Gnomon Workshop tutorial from one of the Gears of War guys doing exactly that some years later (
https://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/tutorials/gears-of-war-creature-design)
>>4248296Pretty much this
