Technical Artist; particles, shaders, asset optimization, & pipeline
Houdini / VEX
Maya / MEL
Unity / C#
Photoshop
Python
PyQT
GLSL
JavaScript
New York Metropolitan Area
email
I'm given the title 'Technical Artist' (when doing real-time jobs)
or 'Technical Director' (on films)
or 'Creative Technologist' (for immersive)
It's all the same types of mental challenges though,
Just in different mediums of digital graphics.
or 'Technical Director' (on films)
or 'Creative Technologist' (for immersive)
It's all the same types of mental challenges though,
Just in different mediums of digital graphics.
So I says, blue M&M, red M&M, they all wind up the same color in the end.
- Homer Simpson
Ya know... I don't really know what I am,
I just know I like figuring out puzzles, and for the life of me, can't seem to stop my fidgety fingers.
Always gotta be tapping away at some code,
or building some diy contraption,
or 3d modeling,
or sewing,
or writing,
or ... well, you get the idea.
An undiagnosed something-or-another,
Who spawned-in with the energy befitting a gift from the mythical Red Bull itself!
I just know I like figuring out puzzles, and for the life of me, can't seem to stop my fidgety fingers.
Always gotta be tapping away at some code,
or building some diy contraption,
or 3d modeling,
or sewing,
or writing,
or ... well, you get the idea.
An undiagnosed something-or-another,
Who spawned-in with the energy befitting a gift from the mythical Red Bull itself!
In late-spring of 2024,
I made a tool to turn any 3d model into a fabric pattern in Houdini.
It'll show me the ammount of stretch in a design, let me label the panels, add notches to neighboring panels, and more!
So I've been making plushies in my free time!
I started with anti-pil fleece fabric. I realized pretty quickly it gives off plumes of micro-plastics as you play with them; but its super easy to work with.
Anti-pil fleece is definitely a hobbyist fabric.
Then I moved to minky, which is a bit more difficult to work with, but is so soft and cuddly! It's a bit more expensive, has less stretch than anti-pil, but it's a much better fabric for the feel of the plushies.
Minky is definitely for a more skilled crafter.
In the long run, I can get an idea from my head to a plushie in about 4 days now. So I've been making a bunch of different designs, and I'm really happy with how they've been turning out!
I made a tool to turn any 3d model into a fabric pattern in Houdini.
It'll show me the ammount of stretch in a design, let me label the panels, add notches to neighboring panels, and more!
So I've been making plushies in my free time!
I started with anti-pil fleece fabric. I realized pretty quickly it gives off plumes of micro-plastics as you play with them; but its super easy to work with.
Anti-pil fleece is definitely a hobbyist fabric.
Then I moved to minky, which is a bit more difficult to work with, but is so soft and cuddly! It's a bit more expensive, has less stretch than anti-pil, but it's a much better fabric for the feel of the plushies.
Minky is definitely for a more skilled crafter.
In the long run, I can get an idea from my head to a plushie in about 4 days now. So I've been making a bunch of different designs, and I'm really happy with how they've been turning out!