{"id":7400,"date":"2020-01-29T19:36:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T03:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pixologic.com\/zbrushlive\/ubisoft-assassins-creed-odyssey-lead-senior-character-artists-ashley-sparling-sebastien-giroux\/"},"modified":"2020-02-13T09:45:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T17:45:26","slug":"ubisoft-assassins-creed-odyssey-lead-senior-character-artists-ashley-sparling-sebastien-giroux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixologic.com\/zbrushlive-test\/ubisoft-assassins-creed-odyssey-lead-senior-character-artists-ashley-sparling-sebastien-giroux\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft Assassin&#8217;s Creed Odyssey Lead &#038; Senior Character Artists Ashley Sparling &#038; S\u00e9bastien Giroux &#8211; The ZBrush Podcast Episode 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ubisoft Assassin&#8217;s Creed Odyssey Lead &amp; Senior Character Artists Ashley Sparling &amp; S\u00e9bastien Giroux &#8211; The ZBrush Podcast Episode 26<\/p>\n<p>The <!--more--> ZBrush Podcast Returns and features Ubisoft&#8217;s own Lead Character Artists Ashley Sparling and Senior Character Artist S\u00e9bastien Giroux.  Recorded at our ZBrush Summit, Ashley and S\u00e9bastien sit down with our host Solomon Blair to discuss the ZBrush Sculpt-Off, their works on Assassin&#8217;s Creed Odyssey, past industry experiences, and more!<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Sparling started his career in the United Kingdom sculpting and rapid prototyping for various clients, one including Louis Vuitton.  Before accepting his Lead role and moving to Canada to work on Assassin&#8217;s Creed Odyssey, Ashley worked with Rare and Xbox, TT Games and LEGO, and various other titles in the UK.<br \/>\nCanadian native S\u00e9bastien Giroux started out with a passion for VFX and cinematics.  After some cinematics work with Ubisoft, S\u00e9bastien shifted to the character art pipeline in games with various titles including Far Cry 4, Rainbox Six Siege, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, and a senior role on Assassin&#8217;s Creed Odyssey.  S\u00e9bastien can also be found on ZBrushLIVE.com as one of our Stream Team members, where he explores another creative outlet of personal works in character collectibles and 3D printing!<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Sparling and S\u00e9bastien Giroux are also apart of the full character team at Ubisoft Qu\u00e9bec who won accepted the ZBrush Award for Game Art of the Year!<br \/>\nThe Awards Page: <a href=\"https:\/\/summit.pixologic.com\/awards.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/summit.pixologic.com\/awards.php<\/a><br \/>\nThe ZBrushCentral Team Post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zbrushcentral.com\/t\/assassins-creed-odyssey-character-team-post\/211016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.zbrushcentral.com\/t\/assassins-creed-odyssey-character-team-post\/211016<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ashley Sparling and S\u00e9bastien Giroux also took part in the 2019 ZBrush Summit Sculpt-Off.  See both Ashley&#8217;s and S\u00e9bastien&#8217;s process in our recordings, both participated in Group 2.<br \/>\nGroup 2 Recording: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1glqux8v78I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/1glqux8v78I<\/a><br \/>\nGroup 1 Recording: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/s2b7mDG4Qrg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/s2b7mDG4Qrg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow Ashley Sparling<br \/>\nZBrushCentral: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zbrushcentral.com\/u\/asparling\/gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.zbrushcentral.com\/u\/asparling\/gallery<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ashleysparling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ashleysparling\/<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ashley.sparling.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ashley.sparling.5<\/a><br \/>\nArtStation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/sparrow87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/sparrow87<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow S\u00e9bastien Giroux<br \/>\nZBrushLIVE Schedule: <a href=\"http:\/\/pixologic.com\/zbrushlive\/author\/sebastien-giroux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/pixologic.com\/zbrushlive\/author\/sebastien-giroux\/<\/a><br \/>\nZBrushCentral: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zbrushcentral.com\/u\/sebgiroux\/gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.zbrushcentral.com\/u\/sebgiroux\/gallery<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sebgirouxsculpt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sebgirouxsculpt\/<\/a><br \/>\nTwitch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/sebgirouxsculpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/sebgirouxsculpt<\/a><br \/>\nYouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCO9jkqpMoCNUEsSjN424V7Q\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCO9jkqpMoCNUEsSjN424V7Q\/videos<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SebGirouxSculpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SebGirouxSculpt<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/artofseb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/artofseb<\/a><br \/>\nArtStation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/hellrainbow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/hellrainbow<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Audio Version:<br \/>\niTunes: <a href=\"http:\/\/zbru.sh\/1xl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/zbru.sh\/1xl<\/a><br \/>\nGoogle: <a href=\"http:\/\/zbru.sh\/21s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/zbru.sh\/21s<\/a><br \/>\nSpotify: <a href=\"http:\/\/zbru.sh\/2x8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/zbru.sh\/2&#215;8<\/a><br \/>\nStitcher: <a href=\"http:\/\/zbru.sh\/2dn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/zbru.sh\/2dn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Purchase or Subscribe to ZBrush: <a href=\"https:\/\/store.pixologic.com\/zbrush-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/store.pixologic.com\/zbrush-2020\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ZBrushLIVE.com<br \/>\nPixologic.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/2g9ah6u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/2g9ah6u<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pixologic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pixologic<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zbrushatpixologic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zbrushatpixologic<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pixologic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pixologic\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/pixologic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/pixologic<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ZBrushCentral.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/ZBrushCentral.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#ZBrush #ZBrushSummit #ZBrushLIVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ubisoft Assassin&#8217;s Creed Odyssey Lead &amp; 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