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

Orangutan Photos

Posted on Jun 8, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
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Photos of a couple orangutans at the Columbus Zoo.

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Traditional Hindu Wedding

Posted on May 22, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
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Photos of a traditional Hindu wedding in Columbus, Ohio.

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Fun - the Golden Retriever Way

Posted on May 2, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
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Photos of my dog Dewey, a golden retriever, romping in the marsh.

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New Global Artistic Network

Posted on Mar 29, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Shawn Olson Artistic Network changes direction with launch of new global arts directory. I've now separated the open artist enrollment of my site to a new site.

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Seahorse Painting

Posted on Mar 29, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
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Oil painting of a seahorse in the sea.

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Screwdriver

Posted on Mar 20, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Another tragedy caused by a screwdriver on the rocks.

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Renaissance Man

Posted on Mar 17, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

An essay on the extinction of the Renaissance Man or polymath in human history.

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Time and Relative Dimensions

Posted on Mar 17, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
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Artwork anticipating the return of Doctor Who.

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Astrology As I See It

Posted on Mar 16, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
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A skeptical essay on astrology.

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Masters and Pawns

Posted on Mar 10, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

Poem about how we are all Masters and Pawns to destiny.

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