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Meet the Faculty
Prof. Bryan
Ballinger
Visiting Professor of Digital Media Arts
Visit
Bryan Ballinger's online portfolio.
Bryan Ballinger's specialty is in the design
and illustration work of digital media including 3D
CGI skills in modeling, texturing, lighting
and animation. He has over 13 years of experience in this area focusing on
graphics for CD-Rom titles, web, film, video, and print.
He was a freelance illustrator with clients such as Microsoft,
Nintendo, Disney, and Harley Davidson. He was also the lead 3D designer
for five years at Big Idea Productions, the creators of VeggieTales.
Before that, Professor Ballinger spent six years as a Senior Designer and
Illustrator at the Microsoft Corporation where he was awarded a patent for
development of multimedia buttons.
Professor Ballinger earned his B.F.A in Illustration from
Columbus College of Art and Design and
will be finishing his M.F.A from
Lesley University this
June.
Bryan’s
awards include:
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Finalist for the Gold Medallion Book Award
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Featured in
D'Artist, a book on the best of digital painting.
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Featured Artist on the
SCBWI
website
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His Gruntly
Carving illustration was accepted in Spectrum's 10th Annual Best in
Contemporary Fantasy Art.
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Tusky the Unwakeable Walrus got into the 2003 Society of
Illustrators Biennial Dimensional Salon in NYC
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Tusky also was chosen to be included in
Expose 1, a book on the history of the best in computer graphics.
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Two-time winner of 3-D Design Magazine's Big Kahuna Award in the
print category.
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An honorable mention
award
in the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators 3rd
illustration contest.
To check out more go to:
www.bryanballinger.com
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