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Dreamer's Hill

Posted on Nov 20, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

An oil painting of a deeply colorful sunset.

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dreamer's hill, oil painting, shawn olson art, paintings, paint, art

Video Tutorials

Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011

The video tutorials you'll find on this site range far and wide, from how to use Corel PHOTO-PAINT and 3ds Max, to web development and photography.

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Video Tutorials

Viewport Canvas

Posted on Apr 20, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

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.

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Viewport canvas, 3ds max, painting, texture, texturing, 3d paint

Software Activation, Licensing and Piracy

Posted on Nov 10, 2009 | Last Updated May 15, 2013

The problem with software activation systems in the Internet Age and the inflated claims that piracy costs billions of dollars a year.

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software, piracy, activation, license, internet, society, business

This Art is Alive

Posted on Apr 24, 2013 | Last Updated Apr 24, 2013

Poem about the nature of human interactions. We all want to impose ourselves, visions and beliefs onto others. But it is always a give-and-take adventure.

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communication, interaction, human, relations, relationship, paradigm, control

Band Art

Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011

Samples of artwork used as background, posters or advertisements for various rock bands.

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Laptop

Posted on Apr 13, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Cartoon of a customer asking questions about a laptop.

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laptop, cartoon, computer, humor

Doctor Who

Posted on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 19, 2011

Fan art and cartoons for one of my favorite fictional characters: Doctor Who.

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What is the Shawn Olson Creative Arts Website?

Posted on Dec 19, 2002 | Last Updated Jan 14, 2023

Shawn Olson Creative Arts is a website created, owned and maintained by Shawn Olson. It features thousands of pages of writing, photography, art, videos and more.

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website information

Dragon Maze

Posted on Oct 3, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Dragon Maze Art

A maze challenge featuring dragon art. Try to sneak past the dragon and escape the maze.

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maze, dragon, game
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