This site contains a collection of the work I've done over the last 14+ years as a professional 3d artist. I've primarily worked on arch-viz the past several years and am currently employed at HMC Architects in Ontario, CA. I spend most of my "free" time with my wife and working on my 3d community scripting website ScriptSpot.

Site upgrade progress

Submitted by chris on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 06:12

I upgraded this site last weekend from Drupal 6 to 7... The upgrade went well albeit with complications that will help once I begin the process of upgrading ScriptSpot to Drupal 7.

I want to make media / imagery a larger part of the user experience here which is something sorely lacking right now. The portfolio gallery is based on Media module now which opens up a lot more flexibility to work with images.

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San Diego 3ds Max User Group Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Submitted by chris on Mon, 08/29/2011 - 21:56
I've been going to the San Diego group for a long time - probably started around 1993. Alan and crew have inspired and taught me many things over the years and I'm looking forward to celebrating this milestone with everyone in SD! Official news post below. ... On Thursday evening, September 1st, the San Diego 3DS Max User Group will celebrate its 20th anniversary.

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Rooting out SEO spam from a Drupal site

Submitted by chris on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 20:46
The Problem ------------ Spam. There's a particularly frustrating type of it referred to as SEO spam. It's not the obvious porn or phishing scam that'd be easier to detect. It's often subtle posts that almost look legit but include spam links to another site to increase their google rank... For years I've been keeping a close eye on comments/posts from new users because there were posts like "THANKS! This is the best but my friend really likes www.site.com" ...

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Heading to SandCamp 2011

Submitted by chris on Fri, 12/31/2010 - 22:44
I'll be going to SandCamp 2011 in San Diego and hope to pick up some new techniques to apply on ScriptSpot!

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20th Anniversary of 3ds Max!

Submitted by chris on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 06:35
Autodesk has launched a microsite that celebrates 20 years of 3ds Max! There's all kinds of cool info including a timeline of development efforts, imagery of each version, interviews and even a video interview with Tim Miller (Blur) on how they started out with Max! http://area.autodesk.com/maxturns20

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Taking a bit of a break before more ScriptSpot giveaways....

Submitted by chris on Mon, 06/28/2010 - 06:18
We'll be taking a bit of a brief intermission before our final giveaway in the ScriptSpot 10th Anniversary Celebration! http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/news/10-year-anniversary-celebration

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Anniversary contests are nearly over...

Submitted by chris on Wed, 06/23/2010 - 13:44
Don't miss one of your last chances @ winning some great prizes worth nearly $500!!! All you have to do is enter your name and answer a few questions about the sponsors and you're in. Remember - the contests have all been setup so you get bonus chances to win for every friend you refer! You can get up to 5 additional chances to win by referring 5 friends AND get a special bonus if you follow ScriptSpot's social network feeds... http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/news/10-year-anniversary-contest-6

Speaking at RUGIE tomorrow

Submitted by chris on Mon, 06/14/2010 - 20:27
Tomorrow (Tuesday, June 15) I'll be speaking at the Inland Empire Revit user group about visualization including balancing an efficient workflow, some photoshop tips and what's changed in the 2011 product lines. For more information visit the group homepage at http://www.rugie.org/

ScriptSpot Contest 5

Submitted by chris on Mon, 06/14/2010 - 05:39
I've just posted the details for contest 5. You can win a 1 year subscription to 3D World Magazine, Siger shaders & material presets and a credit for images at epictor! http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/news/10-year-anniversary-contest-5

ScriptSpot Contest 4

Submitted by chris on Sat, 06/05/2010 - 13:54
I've got some great prizes in two prize packs to give away this week! The first pack is a Medium Wacom Intuos 4 tablet + CG Academy training and the second pack is AfterBurn 4.0 + CG Academy training! http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/news/10-year-anniversary-celebration Remember that if your friends use your ScriptSpot username as a referral you'll both get up to *5* additional chances to win!

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