Chris BonelloDon’t Grieve, Believe

"If you pile up a bunch of tomorrow's, you'll soon find you've got nothing but a bunch of empty yesterdays"

A quote from The Music Man. Basically means to seize the moment and do what you want.

Humble Beginnings…

Grew up on a farm. Cows, chickens, cats, dogs. Surrounded by forests, mountains, other farms. Closest town is 15 miles away.

…Sort of.

Loved Legos since I was 5. Obsessed with Star Wars.

Early Inspiration

Dinosaur geek since before Lego.Wanted to be a Paleontologist.

Later…

Growing up with animals made me want to study present-day animals/environment instead.

ENVIROTHON!

This led me to the Envirothon.High School club/competition.Centered around environmental issuesAquatics, Wildlife, Soils, Forestry, etc.Went to state level twice.

Other Interests

7 years of piano lessons.Picked up the trombone in 5th gradeVery active in the band.

Went through 3 colleges before getting to Full SailMajor changed each timeEnvironmental studies, Computer Science, Graphic Design

Turning Point

DnD allowed my creativity to blossom and expandDownside- basically the reason I left my first college.

Work Experience

Only steady job I’ve ever really held.

Graphic Design

Graphic Design projects I worked on while I was in community college.

Traditional

Brought up with traditional art Parents are traditional artists. Like to use my hands

Traditional Art Process

Like for sculpting…

Maya

Maya is probably the digital art program I am most comfortable/familiar with.

Maya

My current level of skill

ZBrush

ZBrusjh is new to me. Slowly working through it.

Side Projects

Also work on non-school projects from time to time.

Keeping Traditional

Also do other traditional art projects, though those are usually not just for display…

Artist with Imagination

I like to think outside of the box when I create something.

Problem Solver

I love puzzles, so problem solving scenarios are a natural fit for me.

Hard-Working

Once given an important task, I see it through to the end.

Fun-Loving

But I try to have as much fun as possible along the way

I AM MYSELF

I’m a nerd, but I know what I love to do and want to do for the rest of my life, and I’m on my way there now.

GMAIL- cbonello29@gmail.com˝

FS EMAIL- clbonello@fullsail.edu˝

FACEBOOK- https://www.facebook.com/chris.bonello.5

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