{"id":4760,"name":"Eric Keller","url":"","description":"<b>Nature, Animals, Biodiversity, &amp; Science: That Guy Who Sculpts a Lot of Bugs and Spiders<\/b>\r\nSee Eric's Upcoming Streams Here: \r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pixologic.com\/zbrushlive\/calendar\/\">ZBrushLIVE Calendar<\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <b>Segment Summary:<\/b> \"My personal work focuses primarily on using art to promote biodiversity, science education, and respect for all living things.\"\r\n  <b>Location:<\/b> Los Angeles, California\r\n  <b>Hometown:<\/b> \"I was born in Fredonia, NY, but raised in many places on the East Coast.\"\r\n  <b>How Did You Discover ZBrush?<\/b> \"Discovered ZBrush at Mac World convention in New York in the year 2000, I believe Ofer himself was giving the presentation at the booth. No one had any idea what it was, at the time it was a very weird 2.5D illustration tool.\"\r\n  <b>Sculpting Experience:<\/b> \"Started using ZBrush regularly around 2004\"\r\n  <b>Most Used\/Favorite Feature:<\/b> \"My favorite feature of ZBrush are the sculpting brushes themselves, that's what makes ZBrush great, everything else is gravy (really really good gravy).\"\r\n  <b>Previous Works, Industry Experience &amp; Highlights:<\/b> I've done a lot of different things with Zbrush of the years from science animations, to feature films, to planetarium shows, to VR and AR, and most recently 3D printing and casting jewelry.\"\r\n\r\n<b>Fun Facts:<\/b> \"I have a species of fly named in my honor: Megaselia kelleri\"\r\n\r\n<b>Additional Info :<\/b> \"My portfolio is found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloopatone.com\/\">http:\/\/www.bloopatone.com\/<\/a>. I create animations to promote science art and education at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.entomologyanimated.com\/\">http:\/\/www.entomologyanimated.com\/<\/a> And I'm part of the team teaching digital sculptors and jewelers how to use ZBrush to create jewelry at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zbrushjewelryworkshop.com\/\">http:\/\/www.zbrushjewelryworkshop.com\/<\/a>\"","link":"https:\/\/pixologic.com\/zbrushlive\/author\/eric-keller\/","slug":"eric-keller","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/26597722e642f16f174e8d7c00e69fa4?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/26597722e642f16f174e8d7c00e69fa4?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/26597722e642f16f174e8d7c00e69fa4?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixologic.com\/zbrushlive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4760"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixologic.com\/zbrushlive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}