ABOUT ME
Charlie Johnson
Graphic Designer/Motion Graphics & 3D
Resume
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), UNT - University of North Texas - Denton TX- GPA 3.750
Major: Communication Design Art - Problem in lieu of thesis on motion graphics, 3D & compositing in TV/film
Bachelor of Arts (BA), MSSC - Missouri Southern State College - Joplin MO - GPA 3.278
Major: Studio Art (Graphic Design) - studied graphic design, photography, computer art, & Fine Art
Collin County Community College, Spring Creek Campus, Maya 3D Modeling, Anim. 1 & 2, Char. Anim., Game Dev. AnimationMentor.com, Completed online classes1-5, studied Maya Character Animation)
SKILLS
2D, Motion Graphics & Video
- Adobe Ver. 1.0 - CC current – proficient in Photoshop & Illustrator (20+ yrs), InDesign/Quark & (8+ yrs),
Dreamweaver/FrontPage HTML, Corel, PageMaker, plus numerous other pieces of graphics software
- After Effects & Premiere (20+ yrs) Deko, Ross Xpression, Avid, Final Cut, Flash, Chyron, Mocha Pro & for AE, Encore,
Combustion, Motor, AE plugins from Red Giant/Boris, Video Copilot, Element3D
3D Modeling & Animation
- 3D Studio Max (20+ yrs exp. + taught at ITT 9 yrs) polygon modeling, UV texturing/lighting, rigging & character animation with Character Studio & bones. Spent a 1 yr+ working on game art for an Unreal game level
- Maya character animation, texturing/lighting & rendering, some modeling, dynamics, & effects (7+ yrs exp.*),
- Lightwave animation, texture/lighting & rendering, modeling, particles, IK & rigging, Painter 3D (4+ yrs exp.)
- Softimage/XSI nurbs/poly modeling, animation, texturing/lighting, character rigging, expressions, rendering (2+ yrs exp.**)