The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

A great pick for this month which I first time heard about in one of the podcasts with the great Vitaly Bulgarov.
What I liked about this one is that it clearly and the entertaining way explains how important is to think twice before we really give a f*ck about something and how accepting certain situations and uncertainty actually plays a crucial role in our development and growth.

As 2020 is reaching its end I decided to share the books I went over and really was into this year. There might be some I read earlier but I think they still need to be mentioned. I am planning to keep up with the books recommendation in the future so let's see how it will go.

Midnight Nation by Joseph Michael Straczynski
Mastery  by Robert Greene
Maximize your potential: Grow your expertise, take bold risks & build an incredible career by 99U, edited by Jocelyn K. Glei
The Ride of a Life Time by Robert Iger
Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Framed Ink by Marcos Mateu-Mestre

Stay safe in 2021 and happy reading/exploring!

Sometimes it's nice to come back with a fresh point of view to older on-hold projects. This simple semi-procedural house is more like a shortcut for creating the variations and having a chance to go back and change things rather than the complete house generator. And that's exactly what I need for the project :) 

Exploration and having fun with some stylised shaders and shapes.

So I couldn't resist either and started to look into the Unreal Engine. It caught me from the first moment.
It is a huge amount of things to learn and explore but all of it looks like really enjoyable stuff so I can't wait to dive in more :)

I am really in love with this stylized shading. :)

Several unique modules/props for my Houdini house generator I am working on. Super fun to get back into Maya for some poly modelling and Substance for texture generating and painting. 

Interesting to see this year in numbers. It has been quite busy one. I learnt a lot, not just from technical point of view but also about my approach to everything in general and I definitely can’t wait to start the next exciting year. Let’s see where this will go, there is still a lot on the list.

I would also like to thank you all for the feedback/likes/support, it really means to me.

Have very well deserved happy holidays and see you in the next year!:)

Another playing around and learning with Houdini. Early WIP, this time HDA of basic Georgian house generator.

Having fun with procedural snow and icicles in Houdini. A super early prototype of the digital asset I am making for my upcoming project. Stay tuned :).