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Thanks for the watches, comments, and commissions!
-MercenaryArtist

Hey there everyone!

September 1st is my 20th birthday!
It really snuck up on me, mainly because I forgot September comes after August.
Maybe if I looked up from my drawing table more often i would have noticed...

An upstart gaming company has taken me on as an intern in charge of art and art direction.
My duties are that of an Art Director, meeting with the heads of the company each week, as well as control over the over all art direction.
If the first project is successful there is a possibility I may become the head of the art department as the company expands.

Exciting stuff!

I'll post new art once I get clearance from the project lead.

Thanks for the watches, comments, and commissions!
-MercenaryArtist

Next week school will pick back up.

It will be a great quarter, three 3D classes and an advanced perspective class.
The 3D classes revolve around making models for game engines and basic rigging and animation.
This should result in animated low poly models of my character designs.
As well as more advanced 2D art using the models as reference.

The advanced perspective will broaden my portfolio to include large environmental pieces.
Teaching the class is Mark Flores, the man who taught me everything I know about drawing.

This quarter will push my work to the next level and broaden my skills and portfolio greatly.

Thanks for the watches, comments, and commissions!
-MercenaryArtist

Break time, YAY!!!

Learned a lot last quarter and intend to spend my break expanding and perfecting my techniques.

I've got three weeks off, to rest and ready for the next round of classes.
I aim to improve: Color,Contrast,Composition,Line Weights, Textures, and Directional Lighting/Shading.

The majority of my classes next quarter are Maya and Unreal Engine based.
So i should have time to improve even after break.

Thanks for the watches, comments, and commissions!
-MercenaryArtist

Hello everyone, thought I'd post a more current journal.

Classes are going great, here is a basic breakdown.

Character and Object Design has been a real challenge and has pushed my skills and techniques with every assignment.
This is the class I'm producing the majority of my current concept work for.

Figure study class is going well, I can really feel the improvements in seeing and technique after the exercises.

Introduction to Maya is a challenge to say the least.
While I grew up using Poser and LightWave, I'm no 3D modeler by any means.
Just not my cup of tea, though I hope to produce a few props for portfolio use.

Survey of the Games Industry is a great look into how the industry works.
We are currently in groups creating game concepts.
I'm on concept art and will be posting some work from the project soon.

Everything else is great, learning tons and really pushing my limits.
Putting together my first portfolio book as well as a process manual for the current concept class.
I'll try to upload a low res PDF form when those are complete, as well as get a personal website up.

Thanks for the watches, comments, and commissions!
-MercenaryArtist