ABOUT ME
DAVID’S STORY
David attended George Mason University (GMU) in Fairfax, Virginia, and graduated cum laude with a BA in Art Studio: Digital Art in 2005. Shortly after, he found a job editing images for high-end clients through a small company called Repro Images. In 2006, he was hired by the National Geographic Society as an Image Specialist, working in the Imaging Department. There, he edited, restored, and archived images for both internal and external clients. In addition, he regularly worked one-on-one with photographers like Jodi Cobb on their personal portfolios and also took on the responsibility of printing high-quality Giclée reproductions for art installations and museum exhibits. In 2008, he began working as a freelance image editor for many high-profile photographers, such as Kjell Sandved, and Hyon-Smith.
In 2011, he enrolled and was accepted into the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Atlanta, Georgia. There, he majored in animation and graduated magna cum laude in 2014 with a BFA in Animation, and a Minor in Technical Direction. He specialized in 3D animation, lighting, materials, and look development.
He worked as a freelance 3D Artist and background actor following his graduation. In 2016, he was hired full-time by ECG Productions in Atlanta, Georgia, as a Generalist Animator. There, he spent several years working on a diverse variety of projects, including pilot TV shows, documentaries, commercials, and films. As the company grew, he worked his way up to the position of Lead 3D Animator, taking on the responsibility of heading all 3D projects at the company. He finally left the company in 2023, after almost 7 years.
Some of the clients David has worked for include:
Acuity Brands
Amazon
Blackhall Studios
Children’s Hospital of Atlanta
Delta Airlines
Fox Sports
Hachette Book Group (James Patterson)
Hermeus Corp.
Lens Head Media Studios
Lutron
Oldcastle APG (Belgard, Echelon, etc.)
Pyramid Consulting
Resurgens Orthopaedics
Walmart
Zynga (Zynga Poker)
and many more…
SKILLS
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Blender
Autodesk Maya
Element 3D (AE Plugin)
Substance Painter
Substance Designer
SideFX HoudiniPolyCam
Shadow MoCap Suit
RealFlow
SynthEyes
Autodesk MudboxRenderman
Cycles
Eevee -
After Effects
DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Fusion
Adobe Premiere
Foundry NukeAdobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Kitra
ProCreate -
Google Apps Script
After Effects (expressions)
Maya (MEL)
Blender (Python)
GitHub -
Oculus
AI Art Generation (Stable Diffusion)
AI Script Assist (ChatGPT) -
Chitubox (3D Printing)
Adobe InDesign
PureRef
SOFTWARE
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Modeling
Sculpting
Topography
Rigging
Lighting
Materials / Surfacing / Texturing
Technical Animation
Character Animation
Motion Graphics -
Hair/Fur Simulations
Cloth Simulations
Fluid Simulations
Physics Simulations
Particle Simulations -
Technical Animation
Character Animation
Motion Media
Advanced Photo Editing
Photography
Digital Illustration -
VR Sculpting
360 Video
3D Capture
Motion Capture
Camera Tracking
Compositing
AI 2.5D Effects -
3D Printing
PC Building
Woodworking
Drawing
TESTIMONIALS
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Generation Ocean: Sharks
LAFA Awards, 2021
Best Virtual Reality: March 2021
42nd Telly Awards, 2021
Gold Winner: Craft - Use of 360 | Online
Silver Winner: Craft - User of 360 | Immersive & Mixed Reality
Silver Winner: General - Science & Technology | Immersive & Mixed Reality
Montreal Independent Film Festival, 2021
Best Environmental: Feb-Mar 2021
Cannes World Film Festival, 2021
Finalist: February 2021
Against All Odds: Surviving The Holocaust
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival, 2022
Best Documentary: 2022
CONTACT ME
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david@hixonart.com
davidjhixon@gmail.com
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(703) 944-4759
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Greater Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Address Available Upon Request