CONTACT:

E-Mail address - clayton_barton@hotmail.com

MSN Live - duke_nukem_606@hotmail.com

MySpace - [link]

ABOUT:

Art is my obsession. I really don't know what I'd do, or where I'd be without my talents. I've always had such an imagination, and urge to create, and art really is the most ideal way for me to get my ideas out there into the world. If I dream, I want to draw it. If I have a brilliant idea, I want to draw it. If I have an image caught in my mind, I want to draw it. Since I can remember, back when I was a youngster, I've been penciling away everyday of every year, piece of paper by piece of paper; doodling away in maths pads and English pads at school when I should have been paying attention in class. And throughout these years I have been complimented and encouraged for my art work by the people around me, friends, family, and teachers - which I ultimately believe has made me the artist I am today. Were it not for their encouragement that pushed me far and beyond my own limits, I might have given up on my passion there and then. So I want to say a big thank you to all of you out there, that pushed me forward to draw another day.

I enjoy doing comic art the most, and aspire to someday, eventually be half as good as my artistic idols, Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo. Although I like my comic styled art, I do many other forms and styles which include Cartooning, Illustrations, Photo-Manipulation, 3D Graphics Design, Vector Art, and more – All of which can be used as designs for anything really.

Most of my Art is done digitally with the aid of computer programs such as Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, Corel Painter X, CorelDRAW 3, 3DSMAX and ZBrush. It's thanks to the Authors of these amazing applications that my art work is what is it is today. Although most of my work is done digitally on computer, I have been looking into more traditional styles of working, such as charcoal, water colours, oils, pastel, and clay sculpting.

I enjoy the process of game development, and have experience in texturing, modeling, mapping, and audio recording for Valve's GoldSource and Source gaming engine's. I specialize in the 'Valve Hammer Editor', with over 5 years of experience. You can often find me making my own HL2 levels just for fun, that is when I'm not hard at work on my art.

I'm currently part of a group working on a zine in Melbourne called 'Just to Annoy You!' - [link] It is an anonymous collaboration of art, And anyone is free to submit there work and have it published, whether it be art, poetry or short stories, centered around the theme for each particular issue. The 'Just to Annoy You!' Zine is currently available at 696 and Sticky, situated in Melbourne VIC. Visit the MySpace for more information. E-Mail me or add me to MSN Messenger if you want to know more information on commissions etc: duke_nukem_606@hotmail.com

NEWS:

- Art Ideas

1. God is in the trigger.

FRIENDS:
These are my friends, the people who watch me, thanx for the support guys. Really do appriciate it.



More to ADD soon.

PEOPLE TO WATCH
Here are some Deviants I've found that are worth watching out for... They're work is amazing... Go check out they're galleries, it'll be worth your while.



More to ADD soon.

It's just Life

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't
supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken.

You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love.

So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've
never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

Don't be afraid that your life will end,
be afraid that it will never begin.

"We measure things by what we are. To the maggots in the cheese, the cheese is the universe. To the worms in the corpse, the corpse is the cosmos. How then can we be so sure of our own existence? Just because of our telescopes, microscopes, and the splitting of the atom? certainly not. Science is but an organized system of ignorance. There are more things in Heaven and Earth then are written about by philosophers. What do we know about the beyond? Do we know whats behind the beyond? I’m afraid some of us hardly know whats beyond the behind!"

Drawing Tutorials
1. FineArt - [link]
2. Digital Webbing - [link]

Comic Art Tutorials
1. Brian Denham’s Illcraft.com - [link]
2. Recommended sites and Books: [link]
3. Robert Shelly's Guid to Drawing Comics: [link]

Concept Art Tutorials
1. General Pointers: [link]
2. Digital Marker Coloring: [link]
3. Lots of Art Tutorial Links: [link]
4. Online Portfolio of Mattias Snygg: [link]
5. Painter Factory: [link]
6. The Making of 'Sinner': [link]
7. Painting a Face with Digital Watercolor: [link]
8. Painting with Artists' Oils: [link]
9. Tutorials: watch and learn: [link]
10. CG Pad.org Tutorials: [link]

11. GFX Artist: [link]

3DS MAX Tutorials
1. Polygon-modelling - A Fistweapon: [link]
2. Creature Head: [link]
3. LowPoly Character Modelling: [link]


2D Animation Tutorials
1. Idleworm Animation tuts - [link]


OBJECTIVE:
To pursue a career in visual design for the Entertainment Industry

PROFICIENCY:

Traditional & Digital painting/drawing
Character & Environment/Texture design
Storytelling & storyboarding
Photoshop & Painter

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EFFORTS:
Developing higher levels of drawing & painting skills

Expanding my knowledge of the Entertainment Business
Striving for new and original ideas that will exceed expectations and set new standards
Exploring Computer Software that can be used to accelerate production & embellish results