About Me

Software

3ds Max, Maya, Mudbox, Photoshop,  Adobe Lightroom

Skills
3d Modeling, Unwrapping and UV Mapping, Texturing, Texture Painting, Image Editing, Map Creation (Alpha, Normal, Specular), Photography

Where do you get much of your inspiration?

My art background and inspiration stems partly from my love for photography. At first I was drawn to the beautiful compositions of natural landscapes, elegant flowers, and amazing wildlife, which appeased my biology background. However, the more engrossed into photography I became, the more it opened my eyes to the beauty that is the world. It has enabled me to view the world in terms of composition, color, lighting, shape, form, design. I love bringing all of these elements together to form the perfect frame, capturing time and essence with a click of a shutter release.

Photography allows me to explore my creativity by capturing elements from the real world.  However, my love of art extends beyond what is real to what can be created by modeling, painting, and rendering. I love stylized art. My greatest inspiration, other than Mother Nature, is Miyazaki and the team at Pixar. Both are brilliant in not just art but multiple facets of the animation industry. I have a collection of Ghibli art books that I reference when I need inspiration.