Student Testimonial - Dusty Smith

"My experience was great! I have learned a ton. They let us figure things out and give a great mix of guidance and workflow along the way."

"I am super happy with Johnny Spinelli. I'm excited to be a part of iAnimate. I've been a listener of your podcast for a while and have been eyeballing iAnimate for a long time too, so it's good to finally be here. You do great work! It was great, and it was worth it for sure."

Dusty Smith is a 3D animator from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, currently working at the MAKE design studio. Dusty chases the fascinating art of animation. He wants to work hard, help out, learn a lot and have fun! Happy to talk, happy to help!

Dusty took the following Creature Workshop at iAnimate:

Creature Workshop 1 - Quadruped Locomotion with Johnny Spinelli (Eidos-Montréal)
Creature Workshop 2 - Animal Behavior with Scott Holmes (Cinesite)

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“The reel I submitted is the most recent work I did during my games workshops that I finished in iAnimate last 2021. My older feature workshop shots gave me my first shot in the industry, and I've been working for the past 10 months thanks to everything I've learned through iAnimate.”

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