For the past 15 plus years I have been doing a variety of freelance work. A wide range of projects including drawings, sign painting and websites. For the past 7 years, I have been playing around with computers and learning as many of the graphic software packages as possible. In 1999, I decided to go to college to learn more about computer graphics and the graphic design industry. Having graduated, I found the whole world was wide open for me to move in whatever direction I wish. The problem is that I enjoy several areas in the graphic field. I have yet to find that one area for which I can focus my skills and talents on. For now, I will continue to freelance and learn as much as possible in all areas of Graphic Design. Although I enjoy working on any type of graphic project, I have a high interest in 3D graphics and animation. For the past few years, I've been playing around with a program called Bryce (formerly a Metacreation program - now owned by Corel). After seeing the layout of 3D Studio Max on a friends monitor, I figured Bryce would be a good starting block for learning 3D graphics and animation. *See Grafx section for samples. Recently, I came across a program that really caught my eye. GMAX by Discreet. This program has the layout look of 3D Studio Max, but is much more user friendly. I am going through the tutorials and am having no problems doing the projects. What makes GMAX so special is that it can also be used as a game and level designer. Having been playing video games since the release of Pong, (yes, I said Pong), I figured this would be a great program to learn. I have always followed the gaming industry and have noticed that the big future in video games is with the PC. At least as far as the adult market goes. These are the biggest consumers when it comes to PC games. Although I may be getting involved in the 3D world, I am always found playing with the most common pieces of software. (Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark Xpress)