Sketchbook Coming Soon
Hello everyone, I wanted to let you know that I will be releasing an online sketchbook soon onto this site. It will contain one or more new sketches per week to start with and perhaps move up to one per day! I want to get in the habit of releasing something new onto this site on a regular basis in order to get my butt into gear to continue to create. I have several projects going on right now but feel that this site has stood stagnant for quite a while. Releasing these sketching will not only foster my own thinking but will show you what is going on with me and that
The Digital Artist in Today's Market
The advances in home computers, tablets and software challenge the definition of the working artists in today’s market. There are no longer just the pencil to paper or chisel to stone. Art has seem to become more complex as we artists are needing to not only master the basics of art but are also required to learn how to edit preferences and attributes within a software program. The question, however, implies that moving more towards the digital and away from the traditional makes us l
Modeling Tank Treads
Im currently creating models for a video game and came across a neat tutorial online for creating tank treads. If you have not created them before, you'll be suprised how easy it is. After you get through this tutorial you should be able to create treads for tanks or robots with no problem! Above is my result done in Autodesk Maya.
Happy New Year - New Website!
I have upgraded my website and am using Drupal to allow for easier updates and more community forum. This is the first major upgrade in many years. I hope to add quite a bit over 2008 to this site to help both my clients and the design community. I look forward to 2008!
My Online Portfolio:
- Film/Animation
- Drawing
- Painting
- Web Design
- Sketchbook (coming soon)
Industry News
| The Forbidden Kingdom |
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Director Rob Minkoff and Senior VFX Supervisor Ron Simonson tell Thomas J. McLean what's behind The Forbidden Kingdom.
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| Frantic Films Integrates with the Prime Focus Family |
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Find out from J. Paul Peszko how the Prime Focus acquisition of Frantic Films will benefit both companies.
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| The Digital Eye: CIS' New Global Footprint |
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In this month's edition of "The Digital Eye," Roma O'Connor, exec producer of CIS London, reports on the advantages and challenges of CIS' presence in three far-flung countries.
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| NAB2008: The Return of Stereoscopic 3-D |
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Bill Desowitz returns to Las Vegas to report on some of the highlights of the recent NAB2008, which elicited a lot of interest in 3-D technology and aesthetics.
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| 3ds Max 2009 Review: More Lighting, Rendering and Navigation |
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Ryan Lesser tests the new 3ds Max 2009 and is pleasantly surprised at how useful the new tools are, even for a humble game developer.
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| Short Films with Big VFX |
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Janet Hetherington chats up three short films that make noteworthy use of VFX, including animated papers, a dancing column and a water man.
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| Artist Profile :: Dana Boadway |
 The illusion and creation of performance has been the driving force behind Dana Boadway's work.
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| Iron Man 'Suiting Up' |
 NYT a/v of interview with 'Iron Man' Visual Effects Art Director Aaron McBride.
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| The 'Virtual' Rebirth of Cinema |
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Virtual filmmaking is energizing the industry and leading to a more creative climate for directors and other filmmakers, according to Robert C. Powers (Avatar, Tintin).
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| VR in Speed Racer |
 Virtual Reality Magazine covers Speed Racer Virtual Race cars, track and environments.
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