Van G
Designer #54336
Joined 11/21/2020
4 Star Rating
2,140 Projects
Van has over 25 years of experience and a wide birth of skills. During that time he has cultivated a career ranging from freelance in small towns to corporate jobs in large cities, from hand-drawn designs to 3D animation and video production.

After earning his BFA, his career began with his first illustration commission. From there he fell into the web, making sites, print for marketing materials, and logos for local companies. From there he moved to Washington, D.C. where he created web assets, Flash animations and interactive websites, as well as illustrations, print, logo, icons for corporations and defense contractors.

After relocating years later, he was hired to design and help develop a LMS/CMS for a training center. During the process, he had to be very adaptable, learning multiple programming languages. Always trying to push himself, Van taught himself to use 3D Max to create high-level learning assets and animations as well as Adobe Premiere to help create video assets.

Now, Van's primary focus is in 3D modeling and animation as well as video editing, but his other skills are often called upon to enhance those projects.
Animation: 3D
Illustration: Digital
Animator
Videographer
Illustration: Hand Drawn
Real Estate
Design
Business

Specialties

My specialties are illustration, 3D modeling, 3D animation, and video editing.

Interests

Number One: My family.
Number Two: Video Games.
Number Three: Virginia Tech Football.

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University

The prestigious School of Communication Arts and Design at Virginia Commonwealth University was a challenge, to say the least. But the competition and workload demanded by the award-winning professors gave Van the grounding in the basics he needed to start his career.

Syracuse University

The Independent Studies program I was involved with at Syracuse University was one of the great honors of my life. Working with the field's top illustrators and traveling to different regions of the country to see how the field really works was amazing.

Design

500 Projects Completed

Van's extensive experience includes multiple industries, but design is where he made his bread and butter. Early in his career he started out created a web presence and/or print design for clients and employers. However, over the past 15 years he has used his skills to help with higher-level projects, such as rebranding for clients, as well as the more day-to-day graphical needs.

Business

500 Projects Completed

During Van's 25 year career, he has had multiple full-time jobs as well as dozens of freelance and contract clients. Projects for these clients range from 3D modeling, 3D animation, video editing, print design, logos, icons, web design and development, and illustration.
Clients include private businesses, large corporations, non-profits, and education.

Real Estate

40 Projects Completed

Over the past year Van has been working with a local real estate agency with their YouTube videos. The videos are shot by the client, and Van edits them. Van also has extensive editing experience over the past 10 years with videography, direction, and video editing for a large non-profit training center.

Illustration: Hand Drawn

300 Projects Completed

As a classically trained illustrator with decades of experience, Van has used his talents in hundreds of projects. Sketches, storyboards, watercolor, or charcoal.

Animation: 3D

200 Projects Completed

Van has extensive experience with modeling and animation using 3D Max. He is detail-oriented with a focus on storytelling.

Illustration: Digital

200 Projects Completed

Van is a classically trained illustrator who has been using digital media for the last 8 years.

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