Joe has devoted his life to the arts and regularly spends his days advancing his skills and abilities. A CSU Bakersfield graduate in Fine Art, a Jr. High and High School Art Teacher, and a Bakersfield-born native.  He loves Kern County and desires to foster an animation program for the community in which he lives.  As an educator, he seeks to model a growth mindset and the value of learning.  His passion for storytelling and reliance on his faith has driven him to learn and grow.  Joe has a large variety of skills ranging from traditional and digital mediums to 2D and 3D animation.  ​

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Education

Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts

California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential

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Professional

High school Drawing and Animation Teacher

Freelance artist

Private Art Teacher

Jr. High School Art Teacher

4th Grade Classroom Teacher

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Skills

• Illustration; traditional and digital, sketching, drawing

• Character Design

• Logo Design

• 2D Animation; traditional hand-drawn, keyframe animation

• 3D Animation; 3D Character Modeling & Sculpting, Rigging, "Grease Pencil"

• Texturing; PBR Shading

• Video Editing

• Traditional Painting; oils, watercolor, acrylic

• Wall Murals: airbrush, spray cans, paints

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Software

Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, Clip Studio Paint, Krita, Blender, Autodesk Maya, Final Cut Pro X

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Current Studies

Mudbox

Unreal Engine 5

Unity Game Engine

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