Hey, I'm Christian!
Marina CA | Member since February 2016
About Christian Calkins
I am an Animator, Artist, Designer, Software & Hardware Technician, Apple Guy and a fountain random trivia.
The art of storytelling through visual media is a passion of mine. Be it illustrations, capturing moments in time, or an animation that conveys the thoughts and life of the character expressing the emotion through their eyes. As well as editing video or making slideshows of pictures are all opportunities to tell great stories.
My educational background has given me an extremely well rounded foundation in Art, Design, Color Theory, Painting, Illustration, Layout, Animation, 3D Modeling and Anatomy.
I used both my education and artistic skills in partnership with my previous role as a Creative, a software & hardware trainer. I learn applications quickly. I teach people the "why" behind things and the overall concepts that allow them to use their knowledge across applications and in different software to be able to problem solve. My goal is to build there knowledge to allow the to be confident using their applications and computers, iPads and iPhones. I want to assist them in being self reliant. I love to mentor and teach people about the topics that inspire me, so that they can see what great things they can create as well.
I have worked in the retail industry for over 19 years. Working many facets, from Sales, Supervisor, Shipping/Receiving, Assistant Manager, Marketing Supervisor, Loss Prevention, Inventory, Trainer, Technician and Signage/Murals/Graphic Artist.
Specialties: 3D Animation, Character Animation, Video Editing, Motion Graphics, Illustration, Storytelling, Graphic Design, Apple Certified Mac Technician (ACMT), mentoring/teaching……and random trivia.