GridMarkets Blog

Victor Martinez went from growing up on Pokémon and Halo to building AAA visual effects for major game studios. In this interview, the Lead VFX Artist shares how he switched careers, moved countries without speaking English, and built a portfolio powered by curiosity, experimentation, and a deep love for games.

Maria Sahai’s creative path bridges photography, visual effects, and education. A professional photographer turned Houdini FX artist, Maria has contributed to major productions including Dune: Part Two, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities. In this interview, she shares how observation and photography shape her FX work, her approach to teaching the next generation of artists, and how GridMarkets enables her to create complex simulations wit