Gijs van Kooten - 3d stuff

About

Name: Gijs van Kooten
Born: September 28th, 1988
Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Work

In school I have worked on multiple projects doing different stuff. I've had courses in both technical and theoretical stuff, from art history and semiotics to rigging and shading. What I like to do (and do best) is I guess modeling, rigging, animation and directing, recently I have also taken a great interest scripting. With the help of online resources and my good friend Roy, I've come a long way already to find out how my favourite program (Maya) works behind the scenes. Programs I'm well-versed in include:
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk 3ds Max
Pixologic Zbrush
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro/Final Cut Pro
Realflow
Artrage
UV Layout Pro
Autodesk MotionBuilder
I have limited experience with Vycon Nexus and Shake, though I am hoping to learn another node-based compositing program soon :)

Other amazing stuff:

-I'm a second year student at the School of Arts Utrecht, studying 3d computer animation and visual effects.
-The reason I threw myself in the world of 3d was because of the Warcraft 3 cinematics. I was 12 or 13 at the time.
-I grew up with 80's thrash metal, but I also like to listen to Enya from time to time. Go figure.
-I play guitar and I'm in a band. We're called Shootybaking and we're awesome.
-My girlfriend's name is Sascha. She is pretty.
-I used to be a hardcore World of Warcraft-player... Female dwarf priest...
-I'm a /b/-tard, and have been for several years.
-I like Tim Burton movies.
-I'm a big fan of Hunter S. Thompson, Raymond E. Feist, Terry Pratchett, Nikolaj Gogol, Fyodor Dostojewsky, Fyodo Khitruk, Ji?í Trnka and Yuriy Norshteyn.



			About Name: Gijs van Kooten Born: September 28th, 1988 Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands Work In school I have worked on multiple projects doing different stuff. I've had courses in both technical and theoretical stuff, from art history and semiotics to rigging and shading. What I like to do (and do best) is I guess modeling, rigging, animation and directing, recently I have also taken a great interest scripting. With the help of online resources and my good friend Roy, I've come a long way already to find out how my favourite program (Maya) works behind the scenes. Programs I'm well-versed in include: Autodesk Maya Autodesk 3ds Max Pixologic Zbrush Adobe Photoshop Adobe After Effects Adobe Premiere Pro/Final Cut Pro Realflow Artrage UV Layout Pro Autodesk MotionBuilder I have limited experience with Vycon Nexus and Shake, though I am hoping to learn another node-based compositing program soon :) Other amazing stuff: -I'm a second year student at the School of Arts Utrecht, studying 3d computer animation and visual effects. -The reason I threw myself in the world of 3d was because of the Warcraft 3 cinematics. I was 12 or 13 at the time. -I grew up with 80's thrash metal, but I also like to listen to Enya from time to time. Go figure. -I play guitar and I'm in a band. We're called Shootybaking and we're awesome. -My girlfriend's name is Sascha. She is pretty. -I used to be a hardcore World of Warcraft-player... Female dwarf priest... -I'm a /b/-tard, and have been for several years. -I like Tim Burton movies. -I'm a big fan of Hunter S. Thompson, Raymond E. Feist, Terry Pratchett, Nikolaj Gogol, Fyodor Dostojewsky, Fyodo Khitruk, Ji?í Trnka and Yuriy Norshteyn.

Gijs van Kooten, 3d Design