Ashley Sparling's story is so incredibly inspiring... But, no spoilers here! You have to listen to this episode to hear him tell his tale of how he got started in the industry and how he finally landed that first job as a Character Artist. ;) Now Ashley is a Senior Character Artist at Ubisoft Quebec where he was part of the team that worked on Assassins Creed Odyssey. I mean, just check out all of Ashley's amazing work released for the Assassins Creed Odyssey Art Blast! And I loved hearing all the behind-the-scenes details about how the studio optimized so many characters for the game engine. I'm super excited for Ashley because he's just launched his first online course! He's going to teach you how to create amazing hair -- something that challenges all Character Artists. Be sure to check out the course at https://www.ashleysparling.com. He also shares some helpful tutorials for free, so you're guaranteed to get something awesome, no matter what. :) 
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