Personal Projects are a Marathon, Not a Sprint
One thing I have learned as a professional creative is that large personal projects tend to be better tackled as a long term, part time endeavor. Also that giving up
Essential Tools for Animators
So today I thought I'd write a post about some of the tools I use as an animator that I've really come to see as essential to doing my job
Augmented Reality and Environmental Storytelling
I've been someone who's always been fascinated with video games. I first started playing them when I was in daycare as a small kid. My first games were the original
Funkey Frame – Animated Segment
Just a quick update this week on what I've been doing. Since May this year myself and a bunch of other Portland based animators have been putting together a short
Lessons on Starting a Career in Animation
Today I thought I'd write about how I got started as an animator and what some of the things are I've learned about breaking into the industry as an artist,
Sketchy Sketches for Sketching Sketchies
Thought I'd mix in up this week and just show a bunch of sketches and speed paints I'd been doing this last few weeks. Enjoy some pictures folks!Cheers!
Freelancing: Physical Fitness Can Improve Work Ethic
I thought I'd write a little today about the role that physical health has in my line of work and why it's important to me. I work out regularly, usually
Explainer Videos: Story-based Marketing Tools
In the past ten years there has been a growing demand by small businesses for cheap, quick and affectively marketing videos created for the web. Specifically these video include or
Freelancing: Networking Isn’t Scary! Really!
I've always been a big fan of people, but when I was younger I was also a lot more shy then I am now. I was one of those quiet,
The Ins and Outs of Digital Painting
As someone who's been doing digital painting for a long LONG time, and who feels like she's only very recently gotten good at it. I thought I'd write a bit