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Belle van der Woodsen — Design and Visualisation Artist

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It’s been 18 months since Chris recorded a podcast in-person, but he’s back with a bang — and the pop of a Belgian beer cork. His guest is Belle van der Woodsen, a talented arch-viz artist whose career has taken her from Europe to the US and the Middle East. At the same time, her work has developed a distinctive, tranquil style.

Belle talks about what it takes to be an arch-viz artist today, including the expectations to be active on social media and how technology such as Corona's LightMix helps perfect her images. She and Chris also talk about how Inception inspired her career, worldwide architecture styles, and why she loves depicting home comforts.


Links:

Art of Belle van der Woodsen on Instagram >

Belle van der Woodsen interview at SoA >


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Chapters:

4:26 Introducing Belle

11:36 Finding an arch-viz job

17:26 Traveling and moving to Dubai

23:18 Architecture around the world

28:52 “Inception” inspiration

33:44 Social media and arch-viz

44:37 Thoughts on Corona

51:46 Rendering reality

59:20 Women in arch-viz

1:04:09 Mentoring



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About the author

Christopher Nichols

Chris is a CG industry veteran and Director of Chaos Labs. He can also be heard regularly as the host of the CG Garage podcast which attracts 20,000 weekly listeners. With a background in both VFX and Design, Chris has worked for Gensler, Digital Domain, Imageworks and Method Studios. His credits include Maleficent, Oblivion and Tron: Legacy.

Originally published: November 29, 2021.
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