I’ve had a few moments throughout my career I would say are turning points. What was the turning point in your career?
It’s a big industry and figuring out what you want to focus on as early as possible can be a huge advantage. I always recommend that people starting out get some real-world experience as soon as they can. That was lucky and really helped me to find my focus in design. I was fortunate enough to get a few internships at low budget FX houses and work on a few movies throughout junior high and high school. Then again everybody’s a little different. I think it takes that kind of naïve ambition at the beginning as an artist in order to actually achieve your goals. Not only did I think it would be an exciting job/dream come true but, for some reason, I thought I could be good at it. I remember figuring out that a concept artist was a job before anyone else I knew. Of course, I was always really bummed when it didn’t turn out the way I wanted. I was obsessed… I still am.Īs a child, I drew every day and sculpted traditionally, just trying to get the ideas out of my head and in front of me, excited by the idea of doing it better every time. Back then, I created my own stories and characters.
Oddly, I never drew the characters that really inspired me from those amazing properties until I started working. I was really into Batman and Spawn in the ’90s. I started out collecting horror comics (mainly EC’s Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror, and Haunt of Fear), then moved onto the superheroes. I remember watching Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Batman: The Animated Series, classic horror films and spending my weekends at comic book stores. As a child, I was inspired by the same films and characters so many other artists have been inspired by. What led to your interest in character/creature design?Ĭreating and writing is what I’ve done for as long as I can remember.
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