Maleet Pobanz:
CLASS OF 1998
Paulsboro High SchoolClass of 1998
Paulsboro, NJ
Art Institute of PhiladelphiaClass of 2000
Philadelphia, PA
Logan Elementary SchoolClass of 1994
Swedesboro, NJ
Maleet's Story
Life
Went to PHS, went to AIPH (graduated with honors in computer animation), 6 gauge design was my home business (freelance, whoooo), and then i started working... just working. Currently work for Trek Bikes and have been for over 3 years now. I am a supervisor in the receiving department (accessories/parts).
Just started getting back into art... 3d studio max, or just drawing... i sort of bounce back and forth. Still dont know what to do!!!
College
College bio... ok well here goes. (this is old)
3 weeks after graduating from PHS I was attending AIPH and after the first quarter i decided to go fulltime. I should have just changed majors since computer animation is the most difficult. Difficult to get a job (mainly in CA and u gotta be the best of the best of the best... and difficult as in how many hours a week u had homework)
My major was computer animation and now i look back on that and realize i didnt really want to do that anyways. I mean I was just looking at how much these people made in the field (about 100,000) and made a lousy choice for that. I really should have taken Industrial Design, graphic design or multimedia instead.
I am not saying that majoring in animation was a total waste. It was not- I learned a lot of shit. I met a lot of interesting people and I met Josh there (edit- i wish i never met you here. have a nice day).
Anyways I really got bored with art. i guess it burned me out there or something so currently i havent ...Expand for more
done any drawing or animation in about a year or more.
What I am doing is making industrial dance music. thats about it. Working at Trek makes me lazy.
If i ever get motivated to do any type of art, I believe that I can do it and only when the time comes.
I did freelance for a year or so and had my own home business but when i first moved out I ended that.
I think what I should have done was take graphic design and work on those skills more than just sitting in front of a computer all day doing 3d modelling and then adding motion capture files to it.
However I took a lot of different classes and even stayed late to do life drawings to better myself. I am familiar with programs such as-- Photoshop, Flash, 3d Studio Max, Fractal Painter, Director, and Premiere. I am familiar with drawing nudes in all medians, painting in acrylics or watercolors, doing traditional animation (too much work there tho) and doing ink or charcoal drawings.
if anyone needs me to do any type of design for them, tattoos (i sold sheets of flash on my site before) or logo or website designs lemme know!! I have a name registered to me (6 Gauge Design)....
Workplace
Work is ok if you want to work a ton of hours and not get a chance to see daylight... no actually it could be worse! lol Its not that bad even though it has nothing to do with art at all but oh well. I am applying soon at a place in Tampa and maybe I will move out there with my college classmate if i get the job.
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