Episode 003: Talking 3D graphics with Steve Talkowski

This week Paolo speaks with Steve Talkowski about his 3D art career and his journey into visionOS creation.

Show Note Links

WWDC26 Events

• WWDC26 Community Step-Into-Coffee — June 7, 2026 (Sunday) 9:00AM–11:00AM
• WWDC26 Step Into Vision × CommunityKit — June 9, 2026 (Tuesday) 10:00AM–12:00PM
• CommunityKit Schedule
• WWDC Events List (GitHub)

Guest & Career

• Steve Talkowsky — Sketchbot.tv | ArtStation | IMDb
• TRON (Disney)
• Blue Sky Studios (Wikipedia)
• Joe’s Apartment (Warner Bros.)
• Alien Resurrection (20th Century Studios)
• Jim Henson Company

Community

• Step Into Vision — LinkedIn

3D Tools & Software

• Substance Painter (Adobe)
• Maya — Overview | YouTube
• Unreal Engine — Home | Vision Pro Quick Start
• PolyArc
• Sketchbot Museum (YouTube)
• ZBrush (Maxon)
• Blender Manual
• Marvelous Designer
• Clo3D

PBR & Materials

• Low-Poly PBR Workflow — PBR Guide Part 1 | Part 2 | Understanding PBR Workflows
• PBR in Unreal — Physically Based Materials
• MaterialX — API Docs

USD / USDZ

• USD — OpenUSD.org | USDZ Spec | Pixar OpenUSD
• USD Workflows — Creating USD Files for Apple Devices | WWDC 2021 Session

UVs & Bake Lighting

• UV Mapping in Maya | Bake Lighting

Apple Frameworks & Tools

• Reality Composer Pro — AR Tools | WWDC 2023 Session

Photogrammetry & Scanning

• LALO Immersive Photogrammetry Environments
• Object Capture — RealityKit Object Capture | PhotogrammetrySession | WWDC 2021 | WWDC 2023
• Polycam — Object Capture
• Scaniverse
• Retopology Guide for Scan Cleanup

Animation

• Animating Only What’s Seen (YouTube)
• Squash and Stretch (Wikipedia)

Immersive Experiences on Vision Pro

• Encounter Dinosaurs — Apple Support | WWDC 2024 Session
• Marvel What If…? An Immersive Story — Marvel | App Store

Immersive Media & Formats

• Apple Immersive Media — Overview | Building a Viewing Experience | WWDC 2025 Session | ImmersiveMediaSupport

Gaussian Splatting

• 3D Gaussian Splatting (INRIA) — About | GitHub | Polycam Gaussian Splatting

Sports & Entertainment on Vision Pro

• NBA Immersive on Vision Pro — Apple Newsroom | Vision Story | Lakers Immersive | NBA Support
• F1 The Movie — Apple TV+ | Info

Blackmagic & Immersive Video Production

• Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive Camera
• DaVinci Resolve Studio — Immersive Workflow Guide
• Meet with Apple Sessions — Session 226 | Session 234 | Session 235