About Willi Waizenegger

'Making You Look Good'

Several years ago, while working at a video production company in Florida, I realized that my personal success was centered around making others look good in the eyes of whoever was paying their paychecks. That simple philosophy has served me well over the years as a freelance computer graphics artist, resulting in a great group of loyal customers that, not only have come back to me again and again for quality work, but have kindly spread the word of my freelance graphics services.

'Making You Look Good' has been a slogan I have used for many years. But, while it's easy to write a slogan as part of a marketing campaign, the true test is what my work can do for your needs.

The Nature of My Work

While I believe I can adapt my style to fit most any need, I also realize that I, as most freelance graphics artists out there, have been influenced by my different types of employment, schooling and personal interests throughout the years. For instance, a close look at my 'style' shows that I love to use light (highlights) and shadow to produce a sense of depth in my images, with the occassional sprinkling of background blur, wherever applicable. They tell me this comes through in much of my work, whether it is a website, video footage, or 3D animation project...especially my recent work.

My influences are too numerous to list here, but thousands and thousands of artists have moved me at different times of my artistic life. I have been influenced by thousands of website artists, thousands of 3D artists, thousands of video artists, thousands of photographers and thousands of artists in traditional media. I watch and study life around me: how it looks and moves at its most basic levels. I have watched and studied all those artists and their work (freelance graphics or otherwise), both loving and hating many of them for being better than me. I have learned from them and called many of them close friends.

And, yes, I'm one of those people who watch the Superbowl for the commercials.

So, while I do have a freelance graphics 'style' of some sort, I like to think that I offer the right mix of objectivity for your project, while sticking within time and budget constraints. I don't believe in pushing my graphics style on anyone and if I need to follow the requirements of pre-existing art direction, then that is what I do. This is, after all, your time to shine...not mine.

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Partial List of Technical and Artistic Skills

While far from exhaustive, the list below represents a few of the core skills I can provide. I am constantly learning new techniques and technologies all the time, so if you don't see what you are looking for, please contact me (see form below).

Note that I work primarily on a PC platform. That choice is not because I feel one platform is better than another to produce my freelance computer graphics work, but because I have too much of a personal investment in that platform already. Also, in the early days of 3D computer modeling and animation, the PC platform was what ran 3D Studio Max (then 3D Studio 2), my choice of 3D program. To me, computers are a tool...not a religion.

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Employment History

Downloadable PDF version of my resume

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Education

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Contact Me

Thank you for your interest in me and my services. Please use the following form to get in touch with me. I will respond as soon as possible. Please note that the fields marked with asterisks (*) are required.

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