Shawn Olson Creative Arts

Art, Poetry, Photography, Writing and 3D

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Greetings Earthling. Welcome to my creative portal. My name is Shawn Olson. I'm a creative jack-of-all trades who has years of experience in 3ds Max, game development, web development, journalism, photography, graphics and parenting. You may know me as a technical artist for Black Mesa or as the developer of Wall Worm if you came here as a game developer. I now also work on USD workflows and capabilities in 3ds Max and Maya at Autodesk. All opinions here are my own.

If you need help with any of these things, then I'm your guy:

  • Problem Solving
  • 3D Environments
  • 3D Assets
  • 3ds Max pipelines
  • Game Design
  • Documentation
  • Journalistic Coverage
  • Application Education
  • Web Application Development

If you must know more about me, feel free to read A Short Biography. But more importantly, enjoy the various photos, poems, editorials and scripts across the site.

I always enjoy feedback from visitors. Feel free to send me an email with any comments, ideas, praise, criticism or corrections. Of course you can always interact with me on the Wall Worm forums or other 3D forums where I haunt.

Latest Articles

9GT at Alrosa Villa

Posted on Oct 30, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
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9GT played the Thrilla at the Villa on October 29, 2004.

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9gt, nine good teeth, rock band, halloween party

Noise Auction headlines Thrilla at the Villa

Posted on Oct 30, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
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Noise Auction rock band first major headline at the Alrosa Villa was on October 29, 2004.

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noise auction, rock, band, thrilla, villa, alrosa, halloween, party

The Big Insurance Scam

Posted on Oct 19, 2004 | Last Updated Aug 10, 2014

A scathing reaction to the realities of the insurance industry and the insurance scam that makes the entire American public a victim.

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insurance, scams, scam, lasering, fraud

A Walk on the Beach

Posted on Oct 17, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
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Photos from a Florida beach along the Gulf Coast just before Tropical Storm Matthew.

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beach photos, florida, sand, ocean

Soma Wakes Up

Posted on Oct 14, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
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Promo photos of rock band Soma.

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soma promo shoot

Reeds

Posted on Oct 4, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
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Reed photos from Holton Park in Central Ohio.

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reeds, reed photos, holton park

Arms Full of Seeds

Posted on Oct 1, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
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Photos of a plant and its seeds. A common weed in the Mid West.

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plant photos, seeds, weed, weeds

Aphids

Posted on Sep 29, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
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Photos of the bizarre dancing behavior of aphids.

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aphid photographs, aphids

Locust Borer

Posted on Sep 29, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
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Photos of a yellow, black and red beetle called the Locust Borer.

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locust borer, beetle photos, yellow, black, red

Fungus

Posted on Sep 28, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
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Fungus photos.

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