A collection of articles and design explorations I’ve created since 2013. Visit the archive for the most popular articles.
In addition to my portfolio and gallery, I sometimes feel inspired to share the process of learning new software or techniques. Here you'll find a combination of tutorials, news and image/scene breakdowns.
I'm excited to finally share my completed animated short, Fallen. It's a project I've worked on while traveling extensively for work the past few months. It's a narrative about a boy's father who made the ultimate sacrifice for his family and country.
Read MoreIt's that time again, where I recap what I've been up to over the past month! Read on to learn what's been done and what's next.
Read MoreIt's that time again, where I recap what I've been up to over the past month! Read on to learn what's been done and what's next.
Read MoreWelcome to my second monthly Journal entry. This is where I share what I've been up to for the past month.
Read MoreWelcome to my first monthly Journal entry. It occurred to me recently that I stay incredibly busy with work, various projects and life in general.
Read MoreThe time has come for me to pull back the curtain and reveal what I've been working on since the beginning of 2017! As a long-time podcast listener, I decided it was time that I pursue my desire to create a podcast myself.
Read MoreMy friend Mike Neilson, creator of Switcheroo has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his product called Switcheroo. It's a small device that allows you to essentially re-wire your house without any renovation or smart phone app!
Read MoreThough I'm still young, I'm fortunate to have had many opportunities to grow, both professionally and personally. Being a results-driven person, it's easy to get mired by the daily challenges of being a young professional. I like to keep this list as a hyper-abridged journal of highlights each chapter in my life has offered.
Read MoreIn an ongoing mission to become proficient in MODO, I consume tutorials to further my learning when possible. Vaughan Ling (who I met in college) is one of the better known artists who wields MODO as a painter does, his brush. So, why not try to learn from one of the best?
Read More3D scanning is a really cool process in which a special camera captures a cloud of data points. Those data points can be turned into a 3D model to suit your needs. Check out what happened when Andrew Bougie, owner of Digitize Designs sent me some scanned data to test!
Read MoreI just returned from Autodesk University. In addition to the main event, Autodesk hosted an impressive amount of workshops. I attended a couple on Fusion 360. Though I can't give you a full recap of each event, I can certainly share some high-level takeaways that I found to be very valuable!
Read MoreMastery is a heck of a read. It's a hefty book that will satisfy the hungriest of learners. If you're someone who's sick of hearing the same-ol' advice like, 'have a routine', 'be consistent', ,get enough sleep', 'meditate', then this book is for you. It reads less like a click-baity top-ten list and more like a deep dive into what it really takes to become a master.
Read MoreAs it the end of the year draws near, I find myself doing a whole lot of organizing and moving files around on my hard drives. Keeping an accurate and organized archive of one's work is nearly more challenging than creating the work itself I've found.
Read MoreAfter testing out the material, I knew I needed to find an excuse to use it in a rendering. I remembered the procedural Oak wood material I created and uploaded to the Cloud Library recently and decided I would use the wood for the handle and the steel for the blade. It was a nice bite-sized project I could knock out in one sitting, so I did just that.
Read MoreRecently, I read an article about creating product photography for whiskey. Inspired by the final image, I wanted to try re-creating it on my own using only digital tools. I decided to model a whiskey tumbler, complete with ice cubes in Fusion 360, and use KeyShot as my digital studio and camera.
Read MoreA while ago, I had the pleasure of staying in the tallest all-hotel skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. I attended the 2016 IDSA International Conference in Detroit, Michigan with Luxion to visit some customers and demo KeyShot for IDSA attendees.
Read MoreA couple weeks ago, my girlfriend and I were watching a documentary and were shocked to see our faces on screen. Part of a small crowd at a place called The Last Book Store in downtown Los Angeles, we stood listening to a duo who called themselves The Minimalists.
Read MoreAfter working through a space ship modelling tutorial in MODO on and off for a few weeks, I imported the mesh into KeyShot to create a few simple monochrome renderings and see how the surfaces looked under different lighting conditions.
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