Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Welcome to my blog!

Hi all, as you would have gathered from coming here, I have finally decided to present an online portfolio of some of my design work and promote myself as a freelance designer.

I have close to five years of professional experience in the field of 3d visualisation, and environment modelling & texturing for real-time game/visualisation/virtual world engines. However, having knowledge & skills in various fields of 3d design you could also say I am a bit of a 3d generalist.

This includes experience in areas such as: modeling within various polygon budgets, texturing & UVW/normal mapping techniques for both scene renders as well as real-time game/visualisation engines; lighting/render set ups; and character animation morph targets. Apart from regularly using 3ds Max and Photoshop, I also utilise other creative software and platforms when required within my work flow such as: Fusion, After FX, Premiere, as well as SIMmersion’s real-time engine SIMurban.

In addition to 3d design, I also have experience in other areas of creative design such as photo editing/enhancing and promotional design and enjoy expanding my knowledge and skills within these areas.

I am excited to say that I have recently discovered the world of web design and will be uploading and promoting my freelance website “PAULKNIGHT CREATIONS” for the world to see later this month! I will definitely post a link once it’s up, in the meantime, enjoy some samples of my 3d work which I have uploaded here on my blog and on my “Carbonmade” portfolio at knightcreations.carbonmade.com.
During the creation of my site, I have learnt an absolutely massive amount about Dreamweaver, CSS, xhtml and web design in general. That said, I still have lots more to learn, and am excited about the idea of discovering so much more about the amazing world of web design.

After the release of my site later this month, next on the web agenda will be designing a website for a landscaping company, during which I’m looking forward to exploring new and innovative ways of doing things!

In regards to my current working status, I am currently working full-time in the public service, however I am also available for asset creation, commissioned and freelance work, and am always happy to chat about exciting new projects relating to 3d design, web design or other creative areas. Feel free to leave a note on my blog or email pk3d@paulknightcreations.com if you are interested in employing my services or have any related queries.