My work basically is a reflection of my wacky personality, presented in any form I can find! I am a self taught artist, from sketches right on down to the big 3D. My first love of comics, cartoons and anime have heavily influenced me. The Artists who have influenced me most include the likes of Tex Avery, Mike Mignola, Travis Charest, Bruce Timm, Mario Ucci, and Barry Windsor-Smith to name a few. BIO Name : Teyon Alexander Age : 30ish (gasp!) Date Of Birth : 12-11-74 Marital Status : In Love Current Location : Manhattan, New York Level of Education Experience : Some College (Antioch College in Ohio) Programs I am Most Familiar With : Photoshop CS5, Painter, Rhino3D, Wings3D, ZBrush 4, Silo, Modo Specialty : Creature/Character Design and Modeling. Experience - Art: Co-Created the covers for the Actual Facts/Gameplan CD, Cass-Single, and LP for Lord Finesse and Penalty Records. Redesigned the Logo used by Lord Finesse. Worked as a volunteer at Merge Comics assisting with story layout, inking, coloring, and some minor penciling. Also did some consulting when Merge attempted to branch out into animation, as well as assisting in storyboarding. My work currently has been used in several reviews for Rhinoceros 3D in 3DWorld Magazine as well as the letters column. I have taught oraganic modeling classes at LEGO Denmark (great place by the way). I am a former Moderator at Renderosity.com (a website for artists). I've also done the odd fly-er/poster for individuals. I currently work for Smith Micro Software as a content artist for Poser and Anime Studio. Experience - Non-Art : Worked for Chemical Bank's Risk Management And Insurance Department. I worked on a Phone-a-thon at Antioch College. I worked at Barnes and Nobel Superstores where I was promoted to the supervisor of the Children's department after two years. I worked briefly at Teachers College, Columbia University. I went on to work at e frontier as a customer service rep. I have worked in the past at Smith Micro Software, Inc. as a quality insurance rep, customer service rep, technical support rep and modeler. I currently work at Avalanche Studios as a character artist.
Comments (7)
RTVprodux
That's a nice name....and a damn fine pic, jack. Reminds me of my own snake creature i once did, only that was a voodoo type o god. Keep up the good work.
Tha_Paradoxical_One
My only gripes would be that the head looks just off centre, and perhaps you should lengthen the tail. Not only will that add mass to the beast, but serve as a better counter balance. At the moment he's very top heavy and may fall down a lot. ;) The rest is very good. Keep it up dude.
smoke
I always thought "he" was a feather-winged snake? I'm sure I'm wrong, but thats what I thought. Not that it matters, since this is a really cool design
Teyon
Thanks gang! Well, the text I found on him didn't make an actual reference to wings but instead that "he" was covered in feathers. I just used the description as a loose base from which to design the character.
Odin
Quezacoatl is a aztec god (of life and resurection...something like that) where axactly did you get the name from? quezacotl can also be found in Final Fantasy 8, i dont know how the aztecs painted queza, but i dont think the snake head fits...
Teyon
I see I made a typo up there, yeah, he's an Aztec God but every description I have of him describes him as a feathered Snake and the God of Creation.
Lombardo
Ajale! y esto? Yes, Quetzalcoatl its described in a few ways, but never as a winged snake, just it feather. I to think he is very build on the top, but this design fit the God very well.