I consider myself a pretty decent technical artist and animator. And, after 38 years in the biz, a damn good layout artist. It would be great if these skills alone translate into full-time work. True, there are referrals and long-time … Read More
I’ve written about my love of miniatures and models here before. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of my own model product, The San Francisco Victorian paper model kits, which came out in November 1998. Back in 1996, I went … Read More
In high school, I was obsessed with finding and listening to new music. I went to multiple record stores almost every week looking for the latest and greatest. I had over 400 albums when I started college, and they probably … Read More
After years of creating realistic looking characters to animate and lip sync using Autodesk Maya, I recently discovered a fun new app that inspires lots of possibilities. The program, Muvizu, is at the other end of the animation spectrum from … Read More
Portland has its occasional snow. This winter is a whole new experience. Growing up in Chicago, when the snowstorms came, so did the snow plows and salt. The city was prepared and jumped into action. Portland, on the other hand, … Read More