The Blue Inversion Podcast

By Blue Inversion

I started as a 3D artist at age 13, when I found the software called Blender. I kept at it for years, slowly becoming a self-taught artist. At around age 16, I became obsessed with electronic music and soon experimental obscure sub-genres. I initially used LMMS and now Bitwig. Later in 2020, I got hooked on NFTs. My love for entrepreneurship, coding and math helped me glue all my passions into one singular identity - Blue Inversion. It has always been a personal struggle for me to fit into a well defined box. So I stopped trying to. The podcast is a public journal to record my evolution.

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[ARCHIVED] 2020

The Blue Inversion PodcastJan 05, 2021

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[ARCHIVED] 2020

Every year, I will make a short video describing my year and what I plan to do next. This is the first one in this annual series. Thanks for being a part of the community this year. Cheers :)

Artwork "C O N T A C T" will be available as a 1/1 EDITION NFT.

Keep an eye on KnownOrigin for the drop - https://knownorigin.io/blueinversion

EPISODE SHOW NOTES - https://blueinversion.com/podcast09/

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Jan 05, 202107:29

[ARCHIVED] Sabbaticals or Regular Habits

In this episode, I talk about two schools of thought on mastery. Mastery as in skills, trying to learn new software, etc. I explain some ideas I borrow from both of them and how I am trying a related experiment in the next couple weeks.

Art series for this episode : "Introspect" | Personal Work

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

What is a Sabbatical?
Upcoming product sneak peek.
Problems with the everydays concept.
My own sabbatical experiment.

NOTES:

Artists mentioned today : Beeple (Mike Winkelmann), Vitaly Bulgarov

Vitaly is my main source of inspiration for sabbaticals and art in general. Here is a clip from the Art Cafe Podcast where he talks about sabbaticals.

Software mentioned today : Moi 3D, 3D Coat, Krita, Blender (of course).

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Thanks for listening,

-Sayan

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May 20, 202027:22

[ARCHIVED] My first art series

Today, I talk about my art series : "The Sparrow". It is my first ever and I am excited to share some insights I have noticed so far from it. Also, I touch on some behind the scene details of the podcast in the intro.
Art series for this episode : "The Sparrow" | Personal Work
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

Some thoughts on the Podcast BTS.
Theme for The Sparrow Series.
Why am I making art series?
The meaning behind my works.

NOTES:
My ArtStation. Follow it already.
The blenderartists thread.
Thanks for listening,
-Sayan
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May 13, 202033:53

[ARCHIVED] How to learn Blender for Beginners [ PART I ]

Today, I talk about 4 things that beginner blender artists should focus on. These are my personal experiences and small nuggets of guidance I have picked up over the years. I hope to keep adding more parts to this as I organize more tips together. Hope you enjoy today's episode.

Artwork for this episode : "death crash” | Personal Work

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

x Goal / Project driven learning with deadlines...

x Downsides of Blender being a full 3D-suite...

x Teaching is the best way to learn...

x Don't forget to have fun along the way.

NOTES:

Blender Artists' Forum

Software mentioned : Zbrush, Substance, Marvelous Designer.

The Real Dunning-Kruger Graph and more.

Thanks for listening,

-Sayan

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May 06, 202028:39

[ARCHIVED] Why I switched to Linux

In this episode, I talk about the time I finally decided to switch over to Linux from Windows, for Blender. I am happy how today's artwork turned out. It is also the first episode on Linux, which excites me as a Linux hobbyist. Many more episodes on Linux to follow. Hope you enjoy today's episode!

Artwork for this episode : "dissipate memories” | Personal Work

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

x The Linux Distro I use on my blender workstation & Why.

x What I hated about Windows.

x How Linux introduced me to OS-level scripting

x My Blender + Linux experience.

NOTES:

I mention Linux Mint, Arch Linux and Ubuntu Studio among the Linux distros.

Blender (duh!) and Krita among the software mentioned.

Even Guardian wrote an article on the Windows update issue.

Thanks for listening,

-Sayan

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Apr 30, 202022:05

[ARCHIVED] The Power of Personal Art

In this episode, I talk about how personal art can help discover your true artistic style. We discuss how the everydays have sort of shaped a new theme for my works. I touch on "art series" - an attempt to organize my artworks a little bit.

Artwork for this episode : "PTSD” | Personal Work

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

The pattern that I have recently noticed in my works.
How personal art is helping me identify my artistic taste.
How working fast tends to make us gravitate towards our personality.
Art Series - an attempt to organize my works around certain general themes

NOTES:

Kolkata wikipedia page.

My hometown - Berhampore.

The college that I attended for a short time - Scottish Church College.

My personal ArtStation.

Thanks for listening,

-Sayan

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Apr 28, 202025:28

[ARCHIVED] A.I. vs Concept Art IMHO

In this episode, I explore some of my honest thoughts on A.I. and machine learning - the positive and the negative. How I prepare and react to it. We also dive into concept art in this context.

Artwork for this episode : "no mail since january ” | Personal Work

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

How I see concept art.
The A.I. and Internet revolution.
A.I. puts power in the hands of individuals.
My prediction for future concept art work.
How we may join forces with A.I. as cyborgs.

NOTES:

The presentation where Elon Musk talks about a brain implant.

Thanks for listening,

-Sayan

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Best way to keep with Blue Inversion is to follow the weekly newsletter.

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Apr 23, 202021:56

[ARCHIVED] How to stay inspired to make art?

On this second episode, I touch on the topic of inspiration and motivation. I thought it would be the perfect time to remind myself of these concepts, so that I do not fall into the trap of skipping a day. I hope you find some value out of it.

Artwork for this episode : ” do not wake him up ” | Personal Work

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

Reflecting on the first episode.
Issues with relying solely on inspiration.
My fundamental motive behind the "everydays"
How I prepared a setup to stay inspired.
Apps and some techniques I use to capture ideas.

NOTES:

We talk about Instagram, ArtStation, Tumblr and Pinterest. You most probably heard of them. But I am still linking them to their websites, just in case.

Trello and Evernote for taking down text notes.

PureRef free reference management software.

Thanks for listening!

-Sayan

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Apr 21, 202021:29

[ARCHIVED] How I got started with Blender

In this episode I discuss my story - how I came to know about Blender. The format goes like this: I play a time-lapse video of my latest artwork and talk through it. I picked up the topic for this episode myself, but I plan to start incorporating questions or suggestions from the community in future.

Artwork for this episode : " do not wake him up " | Personal Work

Artwork available on ArtStation.

Things we talk about in this episode:

A little bit about the show,
The initial spark that got me interested as a 12 year old kid,
What made me stick.
Thoughts on the Blender community.
What's going on with Blue Inversion these days.

Notes:

I am gonna release an artwork every weekday.

Beeple (Mike Winkelmann) has been making an artwork everyday for more than a decade now. He is a big inspiration for this. Since I am starting out with the podcast now, I hope to improve in speaking more naturally as well as getting better at making art.

If you have been with me since 2015, thank you first of all. So if you are wondering what happened to the old show SAYAN CALLING - it is still up on SoundCloud and you can listen to them. But that podcast is dead. Blue Inversion Podcast, i.e. this one is the primary podcast now. Interviews, if any will be on this podcast.

Shout out Rico, Sebastian and Richard from the old podcast. I look forward to bringing them back on sometime in the future. I gotta catch up with you guys again and also get my Skype connection smooth enough to do the call-ins. Till then hope you guys take care if you happen to stumble upon this episode before I catch up on the DMs ;)

Let me know guys how you got started, what your story is. Leave a comment if the platform allows for it. I'll try my best to keep up with all podcast distributors.

-Sayan.

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Apr 20, 202025:37