Hello everyone! My name is Andy. I am a videographer and photographer living in Missouri. I have always been an artist and I started drawing at a very young age. I eventually transitioned more into photo and then video as my creative outlet at the age of 14, and that has been my focus ever since. But as I got older, I started missing that feeling of being able to draw something up from my imagination whenever and wherever I wanted to. There’s only so much you can do on a budget in the photo and video industry. Just the idea of how I would even start making these fantasy worlds in my head through photos was challenging! So, I needed to find a new outlet that would make this easier for me. But I knew learning to draw good again would take ages…So I thought, ‘what could I do to start bringing my ideas to life now?’ So, after some research, I decided to try to actually learn blender. As it seemed like the most flexible option and didn’t require me to buy any art supplies. So, after years (I never could finish a tutorial) of not attempting 3d art because I thought it was too hard, I finally finished the donut tutorial! I learned a ton and started making my own projects mostly every day since then. Now I am near 2 months into this journey and having a blast. I wanted to expand my knowledge so I could work in a studio one day. My dream is to do VFX and environmental work so I could fuse that with my love for photo and video. I joined CGCookie to be able to do just that! So excited to join this wonderful community.
