I'm 23 years old and got into drawing somewhere around 10 years old. It remained just a hobby as I would draw up characters from the anime that fueled my earlier artistic passion, Dragonball Z. When I got into junior high I started getting more into it and learned more of the basics to drawing. Like, master techniques, shadows and highlights, perspective, and basic color theory.

In high school I decided to pursue it as a profession and started getting into anatomy, still life, and even dabbled in photography, sculpting, and painting. By the time college came around I had decided to move into the digital arena but was left with one decision left before continuing. Should I go for video games(I had continued doing fanart but moved to video games) or graphic design(I had been doing some t-shirt designs and logos for my friends local band)?

In the end I chose video games and spent about 3 years and Collins College for Game Art. After a number of issues with the school, I left. The simply were not giving me the education I wanted, and my only regret is not having seen it sooner. In addition they kept arguing that I only had a year left to finish and that I shouldn't switch my major until after I was done.

Well, I couldn't make them understand that I had already been in that frame of mind for the past year and I was fed up with having to put up with it. So now I go to school at The Art Institute of Phoenix and I'm studying Graphic Design. Already, as I finish my first quarter there I have noticed a stark contrast between the two schools. Although when I first went to look for school I didn't have the knowledge or experience to tell the difference I can now see it all over the place. The teachers I have clearly have a deep understanding of there subjects and the biggest difference in in how they teach it. I've probably already gained more out of this school than I have with Collins. My latest artwork is clear prof of that(and they're just class assignments).

My goal is to by accepted as a top artist in my field. As I sit here in my 'student sponsored housing' apartment, I fit the stereotypical college student who is also an artist and is doing this in a poor economy; poor, jobless, in debt, but totally content with where I am and were I'm going.

Most of my past work was lost while at Collins so most my work is done in the last 3 years. My past 4 years has been spent working in a mostly digital platform but I'm still better doing things the traditional way.