Shawn Olson Creative Arts
Art, Poetry, Photography, Writing and 3D
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
Cowans Gap State Park
Photos of the Cowans Gap State Park and surrounding countryside in Pennsylvania.
Problems with Journalism
Some of the problems and misconceptions surrounding modern journalism.
Lorikeet Creative Arts
Creative graphics composed from photos of Lorikeets.
The black, white and red of the colorblind society
An essay noting the state of the civil rights movement in the wake of Rosa Park's death.
Ban the Plan-O-Gram
Humorous call for the downfall of the Plan-O-Gram.
Rhinoceros
Photos of a rhinoceros at the Columbus Zoo.
Hickory Horned Devil
Photos of the Regal Moth Caterpillar, also known as the Hickory Horned Devil.
A World Without Pain
An essay in reaction to the New Orleans disaster following hurricane Katrina.
The Tale of a Stubborn Horse
Some photos of a stubborn horse being trained.