I am currently an undergraduate student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, studying as an Animation and Visual Effects major with a minor in Art and Design.

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I wish to specialize for designing and modeling organic material such as creatures and plants and do what simulations need to be done to bring these organisms to life. I also desire to have a good knowledge of every aspect of the animation and visual effects pipeline for animated media, so many of my art pieces include some hard surface modeling, lighting, animation, rigging, the like. I would like to see myself as a jack of most trades, whilst mastering one or two aspects of the pipeline. 

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I was born and raised in Visalia, California and have always had an interest in dinosaurs and dragons with some of my favorite media having them in it (such as Walking with Dinosaurs, Prehistoric Planet, and the How to Train your Dragon franchise) ​I have been preparing for a while to become an animator, even before going to college. In the summer of 2022 I made a small YouTube channel showcasing more of my work, to which you can see here Aspen Aspires - YouTube