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Specialties: My specialties are Digital Painting and Texture Designs for the look development of CG animated television. This includes the surface design of sets, environments, characters, and props. My education background also includes illustration and traditional painting. Responsible for creating two-dimensional digital artwork that served as prototype style guide to overseas artists for the shading, textures, and materials for the 3-D models. Artwork included: props and sets for the upcoming spin off TV series of DreamWorks' Dragons: Riders of Berk.

Currently, I provide 3D animation and illustration contributing to the look and feel of the Applied Medical brand. With that my work is used for educating surgeons regarding the use of innovative surgical instruments. My work is seen most with trade show displays, publications, and website use. In creating these Animations I supervised several of the aspects involved: Animation, Rendering, Render Wrangling, Composites and Editing. With that I supervised each project's pipeline.

I like to draw and paint in all mediums and create unique characters and environments. I love to sculpt when given the opportunity and free time to do so. I have worked on many feature films painting backdrops/sets and painting faux finish on Backlot sets as well. Features including Inception, Land of the Lost, Ironman 2, and backlots of Universal Studios Hollywood and Raleigh Studios.

I am currently working with more Digital mediums and am interested in character and environment design.

Specialties:Drawing and painting

http://scottgordonart.daportfolio.com

Monica Magaña, was recently a member of a creative team assembled by Academy Award® nominated director, Adam Pesapane, well-known for his groundbreaking stop-motion films.

Using thousands of paper illustrations to create a flipbook glimpse into Honda Motor's past and present innovations, Magaña and team created a groundbreaking commercial called "Paper."

Honda loved the commercial so much, they decided to double their airtime purchase and to premier the complete 2-minute version on CBS during the third quarter of an NFL game this past Sunday, September 20th.

Over the course of two thrilling weeks, Monica worked on the Indy cars sequences, the transition of the motocross bikes to the Honda jet, the complete jet sequence and the drop of the NSX engine into the car. She illustrated 15 frames per Indy car, over 30 frames for the jet sequence and 20 frames for the engine. Monica said, "It was so cool to see my illustrations in the final product!"

"Paper" will be supported on Honda's social channels with Twitter trivia, teaser clips on Instagram and Vine, Honda product images on Instagram and GIFs on Twitter.

The two-minute spot will run on network TV placements scheduled on popular programs such as "Dancing with the Stars," "Rosewood," "Minority Report," and "Blue Bloods." Capping the week of September 26th, "Paper" will air on ESPN during Saturday College Football. A 60-second version will air throughout October on NBC, CBS, Fox and ABC. In addition to TV, digital placements will occur on Facebook and YouTube.

Watch the Must-See Video here: https://youtu.be/vpyeQeTDGFA

And watch the amazing behind the scenes making of video here: https://youtu.be/9tpBc8kmuJY

Welcome to the illustration major, I'm Michael Savas, Chair of Illustration. My professional career spans both traditional and technology-based methods. I began my professional career as an advertising and technical illustrator in the early 1980's, creating illustrations for the aerospace and retail industries. Some of my clients have included: Mitsubishi, Seiko Instruments, Mars Candy, Beckman Instruments and Sega Games. My personal work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, New York, Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, Spectrum, Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, and Applied Arts. My digital work has been featured internationally in exhibitions and publications including The National Association of Desktop Publishing Journal, Artistry Magazine, and Corel Painter books. I received my B.F.A. Summa Cum Laude from Laguna College of Art & Design and continued my graduate studies in illustration and printmaking at California University Long Beach where I received my M.F.A. degree. I began teaching at Laguna College of Art & Design in 1996 and was initiated into the National Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi in April 2005.

I look forward to meeting you.

Specialties:-Layout Mock Up and Design Ideas for Web UI. Hand Coding HTML and CSS for the Front End (UI) Design for web pages and website. I am able to animate and create engaging Interactive Design and motion graphic in flash for rich media and website designs. I also create Illustrations with a variety of traditional mediums as well as digital mediums.

I was born and raised in the small town of Erie, Pennsylvania. Being the son of factory workers, I wasn't surrounded by art. However, everyone in my family had an intense creative streak. My mother decorated cakes and ceramic ornaments. My uncle Robert was my biggest art influence. He introduced me to the world of Science Fiction and Fantasy illustration. In high school I found that I could draw rapidly. This gave me the ability to fully realize all the mysterious and crazy things that dwelt in my head. In my junior year I was introduced to painting. This catapulted my visions into another realm. After serving my country as an infantryman in the United States Marine Corps, I realized that the creative side of my brain wanted to stretch its muscles. I found that my greatest love of art was as a visual storyteller. So, naturally, I set out to become an illustrator. I enrolled fulltime at the Laguna College of Art and Design. I did well in college, capturing a few awards in competitions. While in art school I supplemented my income by making and selling portraits and small-scale illustrations. I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Fine arts in Illustration from LCAD. I took a year off and found that I wanted to pursue painting even further. I enrolled into an MFA program and earned my Master's Degree in Fine Arts in Illustrationfrom from California State University at Long Beach. During this time I found another love, teaching. From all my time at school I learned that the artistic/academic environment contains an energy that is found in few places. I love seeing the "light-bulb" light up on a student when they discover an important artistic facet. Often I find myself on the receiving end of the wonderful experience of learning. This is my attraction to education: the sharing of knowledge. The materials and techniques that I use continue to evolve, but I am at heart a traditional painter. I continue to pursue illustration and continue to teach and learn from students in my classes.