Tools of the Trade

software proficiencies, experience, and usecases

3DS Max

Expert
90%

I have been using Max professionally for 18 years, and have instructed college courses, provided private tutoring, and regularly demonstrated for local meetup groups

Render Engines

Expert
90%

My primary render engine at the moment is VRay, with iray/mentalray as long-term specialties, having aided in writing the book Mastering mental ray and regularly support testing NVidia’s iray solutions with their various workhorse cards


Photoshop

Expert
90%

Between post process work, photo restoration, conceptualizing ideas, and digitally hand-painted art, photoshop is always found at the core of my work.

ZBrush

Intermediate - Active Education
65%

Character and creature design for games and film is my focus, with interest in 3D printed figures for tabletop gaming and artistic applications


Unreal Engine 4

Skilled
75%

My focus has been VR application for Architecture, largely working with Revit and Solidworks files direct from architects to accurately represent their space. I also take time to experiment with game development

Substance Suite

Intermediate - Active Education
50%

I’ve been utilizing Substance Designer, Painter, and B2M more and more in my workflow to create and employ higher fidelity texture assets, greatly increasing productivity and quality both for stills and real-time workflows


AutoCAD

Intermediate
50%

I have prior experience drafting, and use AutoCAD primarily as a bridge to bring architects’ documents into my own workflow

Revit

Intermediate
50%

I am certified in general operation, and use Revit primarily as a bridge to bring architects’ documents into my own workflow

Common Projects

  • Interior and Exterior 3D Renderings
  • Photoshop Mockups
  • Photo-Merged Renders
  • 360 degree Panoramic Renders
  • Virtual Reality Tours
  • Product Showcases
  • Photography and Site Surveys
  • Concept Illustration
  • Digital Painting

Hardware

  • Desktop
    • i7 6700K
    • NVidia GTX 1080
  • HTC Vive
  • Cintiq Companion 2 and Hybrid
  • 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Pro
  • Photography
    • Nikon D7000
    • DJI Mavic Pro
    • Nikon FE [35mm]
    • Ricoh Diacord TLR
  • Additional Render Assets
    • NVidia Quadro 5000
    • NVidia Quadro 6000
    • NVidia GTX 780ti
    • Amazon EC2

Software Honorable Mention

  • Marvelous Designer (intermediate, furniture-focused)
  • Keyshot (beginner)
  • Hexels, MagicaVoxel (intermediate)

Education Wishlist

  • Autodesk Maya, with a focus on animation
  • Foundry Modo
  • Adobe Illusrator and Indesign
  • Renderman, Arnold render engines
  • Marmoset Toolbag