Site Terms & Conditions
Basic terms and conditions for using the Shawn Olson Artistic Network.
MOM'S LIFE
Mom - a poem by Eric Olson about Mom.
Introduction to Graphic Design
An introduction on graphic design software, with a focus on Corel PHOTO-PAINT.
Spider Pictures
Spiders are amazing creatures and good friends of a macro-photographer.
What is the purpose of this website?
The purpose of this site is to promote the talents of Shawn Olson and Olson's friends/family.
Viewport Canvas
A video tutorial on using the Viewport Canvas tool in 3D Studio Max 2010. The video demonstrates painting directly onto geometry as well as using 3rd party paint applications such as Photoshop and Corel PHOTO-PAINT.
March 28, 2009 Newsletter
Here are some updates about the work of Shawn Olson in the first quarter of 2009.
Overly Dark Render Problem in 3DS Max 2009
Fix to dark render problem in 3ds Max 2009 where render looks fine in preview render window but not the final output file.
Upcoming Updates
An overview of upcoming updates and projects I am working on.
Steam and Internet Explorer 7
There is a bug in IE7 that sometimes won't let you connect to your favorite servers in Steam games like Counter-Strike.