Christopher H. Creek
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- School: Brigham Young University
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- Department: Visual Arts
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Location:
Provo, UT - 84602 - Dates at Brigham Young University: February 2016 - August 2017
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Biography
Brigham Young University - Visual Arts
Experience
DAZ Productions
Co-Founder and Executive Vice President
Co-founded DAZ Productions with business partner Daniel B. Farr. Personally created the initial Victoria and Michael figures. Modeled Victoria 1, and Michael 1, and created base shapes for Victoria 2, Victoria 3, Michael 2, Michael 3, as well as had a hand in various other key 3D figures. Guided DAZ into a highly profitable 3D content and software company.
HiveWire 3D
President/Co-Founder
Co-own HiveWire 3D with business partner Lisa Buckalew. Operate an online 3D store and community where we create 3D content primarily used for 2D expression. Currently represent and support over 90 artists that create 3D content that is showcased on HiveWire 3D. These digital assets work in Smith Micro's Poser and DAZ Studio software.
Brigham Young University
Professional Practices Instructor for Senior Illustrators
Teaching professional practices to 27 senior illustration students at Brigham Young University. Students are creating new illustration and adding logo. Topics and other assignments cover an artist statement, business strategy, client list, creating online portfolio, marketing and promotion, copyrights, license agreements and contracts, pricing and billing, invoices, model release, branding, entrepreneurship, business reps, accounting practices and business structure. The class is further enhanced by 7 guest speakers presenting on several varied topics, designed to strengthen the ability of students to successfully transition from academic life to that of a professional illustrator.
Christopher Creek Art
Artist/Owner
Inspirational and family fine art originals, giclee, and lithograph prints and jigsaw puzzles.
Zygote Media Group, Inc.
President
Zygote Media Group produced 3D content for animation in Movies, computer and video games. As well as built a growing 3D anatomy and content library to be used in 3D software and for image output.
It was here that I modeled the male and female figures for Poser 3.
Education
Brigham Young University
B. F. A.
Illustration
Brigham Young University
Professional Practices Instructor for Senior Illustrators
Teaching professional practices to 27 senior illustration students at Brigham Young University. Students are creating new illustration and adding logo. Topics and other assignments cover an artist statement, business strategy, client list, creating online portfolio, marketing and promotion, copyrights, license agreements and contracts, pricing and billing, invoices, model release, branding, entrepreneurship, business reps, accounting practices and business structure. The class is further enhanced by 7 guest speakers presenting on several varied topics, designed to strengthen the ability of students to successfully transition from academic life to that of a professional illustrator.
Publications
Who Is This Jesus?
Ensign Peak
A children's book featuring hidden pictures about Jesus Christ, with accompanying thoughtful text.
Who Is This Jesus?
Ensign Peak
A children's book featuring hidden pictures about Jesus Christ, with accompanying thoughtful text.
An Atlas To Human Anatomy
McGraw-Hill
A full color photographic atlas of cadaver dissections accompanied by illustrations to add clarity. This atlas covers cells and tissues as well as all organ systems.
Who Is This Jesus?
Ensign Peak
A children's book featuring hidden pictures about Jesus Christ, with accompanying thoughtful text.
An Atlas To Human Anatomy
McGraw-Hill
A full color photographic atlas of cadaver dissections accompanied by illustrations to add clarity. This atlas covers cells and tissues as well as all organ systems.
Mr. Finnegan's Giving Chest
Shadow Mountain
A tale about timeless principles illustrated with state-of-the-art 3D imagery and featuring the familiar face of Dick Van Dyke characterized as Mr. Finnegan. The story gives people of all ages an opportunity to experience Christmas through the eyes of a child. My role was art direction, character design and character modeling.
