Statement of Purpose

Shanshan Chen

     I join this program because I want to create stories with animation, design, and art. working as game art artist, I feel the constant need to learn new "shortcuts" to be better and faster. this need for new technics drives me away from my original purpose, which is to create stories. but the reality is that I have hit the ceiling with what I can do with Elearning. Don't get me wrong, I learned a lot and I will learn more and eventually, I will be a great game art artist. But I feel I can't concentrate on creating great stories, not with the distance in between us.

     I planned my final project based on my strengths. By working in 3D, building character models and background models, I have gained better knowledge in 3d modeling. now I am able to develop my own 3d workflow between the softwares. I hope to also show my strengths in design and painting in the final project. however, my true strengths are the ability to learn new things. For example, This quarter I am in ANIM737 Collaborative Project. in the beginning of the class, I posted that I would like my role in the project has nothing to do with UV and texturing. Sure enough, after two prop model and texture.  I end up with the Lead Texture artist's title because I got so good at UV and texturing.

     my greatest weakness is that sometimes I don't flow through to finish the whole project or downgrade the quality to make it possible to finish in time. But those are excuses, a true artist will always do their best.