From Akella to your own art studio. Building an art department from scratch. Yuri Romanyuk

19.05.2025

I want to share a fresh video — it's a conversation about CG, working as an art director, managing teams and, yes, why I think soft skills are overrated (at least not as sacred as they are often said to be).

We talked about a lot:
• how to build an art department from scratch,
• how to understand who is worth promoting,
• what is really important in the work of an art director,
• how not to burn out after 20 years in the industry,
• and why I re-learned 2D after 3D.

It turned out controversial in places, and simply human in places — I hope it will be useful or at least interesting.

https://youtu.be/8VqspR2GT8w?feature=shared

If it catches your attention, write what you think. It's interesting to hear how you see it, especially if your experience is completely different.