Update on life...

A.K.A. "Where did Lynda go?"

Well, within the last several months, not too much has changed -- at least in terms of career. I did have two interviews -- one at Treyarch in Los Angeles for an internship (which fell through), and one at Junction Point Studios (Disney Interactive) in Texas (which I didn't get). I have learned a lot merely from those experiences so at least that's worth something...

Otherwise, I've been really trying to stay on top of my motivation. Before I moved back to Los Angeles during the summertime I took an ArenaNet-run ZBrush class. This was all I needed! I never learned this adequate piece of software which is SUICIDE in this industry. I can't believe I tried to get by without it! I merely need to expand my portfolio work using that. Also, next week I have an appointment set up with the Gnomon School to see what would work best for me... I feel like there are some theories and art concepts I'm missing that I need to continue learning, so hopefully come January I'll be enrolled in some individual classes there. I'm thinking of taking some digital painting and more ZBrush classes.

Non-career-wise, I've sort of realized that only people I know and family really read this blog, so... I've decided to expand it and include updates on my actual life -- you know, those things that happen around you while you're fretting about art and employment. Yup.

So, for now, I'm working a part-time job at JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts to pay my bills, and to not feel completely useless! It helps -- though it usually leaves me extremely tired as I have to wake up on a regular basis anywhere from 3-4 AM. Augh!

So, you want proof I'm still doing some art? Fine, I'll give you proof!


Luckily, playing D&D is actually good for me -- it makes me want to draw! This is my character Kel'landra, a Rogue/Wizard multiclass, soon to be taking the prestige class Arcane Trickster. The cat familiar is named Caran'dae, and I made him an Abyssianian because they are the most charming cats in the world.


Here's some low-poly 3D assets I made for Exato Game Studios while I was there for their game "Progenitor". Wondering when it will be released? So am I. Guess we'll have to wait and see!


Tom Murray (for people not in the know, my boyfriend/college classmate) and I got a job to make a presentation video for the next volume of "Writers of the Future" earlier this year, and I modeled and animated a Sci-Fi worthy book based on Tom's concept. It's not the best piece of work I have ever done in my life, but it's really my first experience doing hard-surface modeling, and it was a lot of fun! I may include a bit of the animation in my next demo reel.


I actually created this for a shot at an Arena Net internship (which I didn't get... darn) but I'm actually touching it up because I think I can do better. The main reason I'm posting it in this incarnation is because this is my first actually SUCCESSFUL sculpting and baking experience to date. FuturePoly was truly a life-saver!

I think that's a pretty good sum-up of the last several months of my life. If anything else happens I'll let you know!