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Steven Powell
Steven Powell
Recent Graduate, Rigging novice
Wichita, United States

Summary

My art is geared toward a younger demographic because I had a rough childhood. In short, you could say cartoons saved my life. Growing up in poverty with a home filled with drugs and alcohol, had me in a pretty rough state. In a world that wanted me to grow up so fast, cartoons slowed things down for a while. They gave me solace in a dangerous and scary place. I'm not going to go to in-depth but cartoons, they were my hero.

After a wreck at age 25. Knee surgery took my life in a steep downturn. Financially and physically, I was broken. Which, took my mental health down too. I turned to drawing as a personal therapy and realized what an impact animation had on my life, particularly in youth. I'll spend the rest of my life emulating my heroes. I can't repay the favor, but maybe I can pay it forward and save someone else's life.

Skills

2D AnimationConcept ArtIllustrationMotion GraphicsStoryboarding3D Animation3D ModelingCharacter ModelingRiggingUV MappingPaintingPhotographyCharacter DesignCharacter AnimationRetopologyDrawingGraphic DesignVector IllustrationLogo DesignmayaSculptureClay ModelingPrint Making

Software proficiency

After Effects
After Effects
Illustrator
Illustrator
Maya
Maya
Mudbox
Mudbox
Photoshop
Photoshop
SketchBook Pro
SketchBook Pro
ZBrush
ZBrush
InDesign
InDesign
Premiere
Premiere
Audition
Audition
Word
Word
Acrobat
Acrobat