Before I broke into the world of CGI, I was a traditional oil painter, studying in a gap year/mentorship program at The Art Academy in New Jersey, under acclaimed illustrator Kevin Murphy. I also spent almost two years teaching for both The Art Academy and Evolve Artist, an online painting education program. Here are some of the oil paintings that I made in that time, with a few digital paintings mixed in as well. Bonus: There's one charcoal drawing in here too!