Hey everyone,
This is my first blog post on here. Overall, I want to share my ideas, drawings, and anything I find interesting.
A little bit about me.
I'm an Art Director in the game industry and have worked in games for about 10 years now. wow!
I grew up in a small farm town and played games religiously between visiting my families farm and spending time doing stupid stuff around now with my friends. As I grew up, I matured faster than my peers and became very observant of not only my surroundings but also people's reactions. I loved seeing how people experience things and how emotions can be triggered by certain artworks, songs or films.
As I got older, I became more focused on art as a bit of an escape, but I was also playing way too much World of Warcraft. Once I got close to graduating from high school, I chose to spend my final year completely focused on art and wanted to become a concept artist but I ended up switching midway through my program to learn 3D and ended up stepping into the industry as a 3D generalist.
As I have gone through the industry, I have always chased jobs and focused on creating portfolio pieces for getting a particular job. This resulted in me losing a sense of value in my art and who I am as an artist. It was pretty destructive to my self-confidence.
Now that I am an Art Director, I have some breathing room to return to my roots and focus on why I chose this path originally.
