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Artist // Professional // Digital Art
- United States
- Deviant for 17 years
- www.markelwood.com
- He / Him
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I am happiest when I'm getting paint on my pants, clay under my fingernails and bloodshot eyes from staring at monitors for hours on end. I love both traditional mediums and digital tools. There has hardly been a time in my life where I haven't been juggling several creative projects.
And that's the way I like it.
I graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta (AIA), magna cum laude, and received awards for best portfolio, and highest GPA in my graduating class in the Media Arts and Animation department.
After school I began work at SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. I am now the art Director of the Space Media Group, a position that requires that I lead a small team of artists on creative, aerospace-themed projects. In other words, I draw spaceships for a living! I also hold an Artist level membership in the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA).
And that's the way I like it.
I graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta (AIA), magna cum laude, and received awards for best portfolio, and highest GPA in my graduating class in the Media Arts and Animation department.
After school I began work at SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. I am now the art Director of the Space Media Group, a position that requires that I lead a small team of artists on creative, aerospace-themed projects. In other words, I draw spaceships for a living! I also hold an Artist level membership in the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA).
Favourite Visual Artist
Robert MCCall, Syd Mead, Joe Johnston, Ryan Church, Hayao Miyazaki
Favourite Movies
Star Wars,
Favourite TV Shows
X-files, Star Trek
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Nirvana, Alice in Chains, NIN, Muse, Rammstein, NOFX, Lagwagon, Rancid
Favourite Books
Phantom Tollbooth
Favourite Writers
David Eddings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lloyd Alexander, Lemony Snicket
Favourite Games
Star Wars Games, Zelda games
Favourite Gaming Platform
NES, SNES, GameCube, Xbox, Wii, Computer
Tools of the Trade
Autodesk Maya, Corel Painter, Photoshop, Illustrator, and the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite. Markers, Ink, Pencil, Clay.
Other Interests
Star Wars Book Collecting, Comics,
Alien per week exercise
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I'm trying to paint an alien a week for this year. I'll may not finish any of them, but I'm going to put down my brush by the end of seven days. I think this will be a good exercise in staying motivated and helping me to make artwork primarily for myself. It's hard to do this when you work as an artist. By the time you get home from work you feel artistically drained. It's very easy to just pick up a video game and zone out until bed time. Not this year though. I'm starting with the Star Wars cantina and working my way out into the rest of Star Wars probably. Then into other genre's hopefully. We'll see how it goes!
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Joining deviantART!
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Hello Deviant World! I'm just now getting involved! I've had an account since 2009, but for whatever reason, I have not taken the time to start my own page, and upload my own work. I'm starting that process today!
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You need more exposure, dude! I'm loving your alien-a-week project - I hope you're still working on it!
Thank you for the afve!
Thanks for stopping by!
Awesome work!
Thank you!
I've had a Deviant account since college, but I'm just now finding time to get involved! Hope to become an active member.