More Top Talent Joins Vertex 2019
ImagineFX|April 2019

Double whammy Speakers from VFX studio DNEG and tabletop gaming powerhouse Games Workshop fill out the Vertex roster.

More Top Talent Joins Vertex 2019

Vertex 2019, the annual event for CG specialists and aspiring artists, is just around the corner. Taking place in London’s Olympia exhibition centre on 8 March, this year’s conference sees top 2D and 3D talent come together to share industry insights and inspire creators.

On top of the talks by ILM and Atomhawk we announced last month, we can also confirm that DNEG build supervisor Adam Dewhirst and Games Workshop design manager Ben Jefferson will be in attendance at the event.

“Vertex 2019 is going to be great,” says Adam. “I’m building on my talk from last year – How to make a digital human in a day – by explaining how to create an entire city in 24 hours. It’s all about using great resources that are available online, and working intelligently, enabling you to focus on design rather than getting bogged down by technical constraints.”

Meanwhile, Ben will be involved with the Games Workshop portfolio review. In terms of what the Nottingham-based gaming studio is interested in, Ben tells ImagineFX that, “We’re looking for inspirational concept artists – individuals who can explore our Warhammer universes and generate new, unique ideas and concepts. We need people who can inspire our miniatures designers by adding to and enriching our range of fantasy models.”

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