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I first thought about working in the creative industries all the way back in elementary school, where I started drawing my own comics and showing them to my friends. At that point, I thought doing something like this for a living was perfect for me: I got to use my artistic abilities to express my interests to a wider audience, and I could leave my own mark on the world by providing entertainment (and possibly inspiration for other artists as well)!
I first realized that I wanted to work in creative industries at the end of high school, I was very unsure of what I wanted to dedicate my time to so I decide to take a bunch of creative classes. One of these classes was an intro animation class that made me realize that I could be a creative even though I didn't have any prior experience, that was when I decide to dedicate myself to improve my artistic skills.
I always loved art, but I never seriously considered it as a career path until high school. I was inspired, and decided to learn how to become an animator, so I could create things that myself and others could enjoy. I took a year-long course, and worked to learn the principals of animation, and how to use programs like Harmony and Photoshop, and was extremely proud of how much I was able to improve my skills.
I first realized that I wanted to work in the creative industry ever since I was a little kid. During any spare moment of the day I got you would always find me doodling away in my sketchbooks. Even presently to this day I may be watching tv during my down time in the evenings but what will you also find me doing you may ask? Drawing on my iPad of course!
Ever since I got my first box of crayons, I’ve loved drawing and making comics on any scrap of paper I could find! Growing up, films like Pixar’s Cars and Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon really sparked my imagination! When I discovered I could learn animation at home with Blender as a teen, the new storytelling possibilities excited me. Currently, I really enjoy creature animation and adding tiny details that bring characters to life.
Toward the start of highschool is when I began to take art very seriously and started to create two webcomics that I am still presently working on today. Once I discovered the magic of animation, it was at that point I knew I wanted to pursue this as my career. By the time grade 12 rolled around there was a career fair advertising for CAT in Kelowna. Having lived in Saskatchewan my whole life, this was a huge change, but worth it all the while!! All I am missing is an animation job!!
I've been working as an Costume Designer with my wife the last 8 years and have run a small business doing cosplay commissions. So art has been a big part of my life. Music and sound has been on and off through out the years, but I really jumped in 3 years ago making tunes and beginning to dive into audio for gaming.