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
Evening and Morning
Two scenic paintings of dusk and dawn by Don Olson.
Canon 10D Err 99
Article regarding the infamous Err 99 in the Canon 10D digital SLR.
Creative Arts
Essay on creative arts and the true value of art and creativity.
Scams to make you feel cool
Scams I almost fell for... Poetry.com and Manchester Who's Who
Settlers of Catan
Settlers of Catan board game is a popular favorite among gamers.
Mantidfly Photos
Photos of a mantidfly, a predatory insect related to lacewings. The insect is easily confused with the praying mantis. It is a mantis mimmick.
Misconceptions on Privacy Invasion
An essay defending the government's right to spy on the public.
de_concerthall_rc1
Rock out while you play CS with this custom Counter-Strike map featuring the music of Noise Auction.