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I have had the pleasure of working with Kurt on multiple projects, In this time he has displayed a level of professionalism and talent that is rarely seen. I can easily recommend him to anyone looking for value for money and expertise in his field.

-Mitchell

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About

Kurt Johnston is a creative that found his passion in animation at a fairly young age.
Growing up he fell to sleep hearing stories his mother created every night, sparking a love for storytelling.
Pair this with incessant need to make things and it's easy to see where this passion started.

Before graduating from Bond University with a bachelor of Interactive Media and Design, Kurt had already gained employment as an animator at a startup in which he developed his skills in not just animation but a wide variety of things from client interaction to the inner workings of a business.

For the past 2 years he has further developed these skills as a freelancer, understanding his client's needs and helping them achieve the best results.

 

Kurt has produced numerous animations for me and the results have been fantastic. He has brilliant ideas, technical skills and is great to work with.

-Michelle

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Regular Content

Kurt aims to create and upload new content on a regular basis on his Instagram.
Finding it helps keep his skills constantly developing it is a great way to see consistently new work and an understand how he ticks.

 
Woe be the man who finds a skull with flaming eyes, for the pain in that skull will be his demise. Quotes aside, I've decided to start taking up speed sculpting in @oculusmedium to see what I can do in an hour (minus taking a photo and slight edits). As far as my first sculpt went I am very happy with how it turned out, now to practice and improve even more! #speedsculpt #oculusmedium #skull #purple #flamingskull #3dmodeling
Finally after a few weeks of having the model I can reveal my first ever 3d sculpted custom enemy I used for d&d. A couple of weeks back I bought an @oculus because I fell in love with the idea of being able to be sculpt a model I could 3d print and finally paint. I am so happy to say that this was my first be sculpt and it really turned out exactly as I wanted. The story behind it for those interested goes as follows: In the world of dungeons and dragons there are creatures called beholders that are born from the dreams/nightmares of other beholders. Because of this I wondered what would a super paranoid creature fear and the idea of being enslaved came to mind. So if a beholder was created purely from the idea of being enslaved I imagined it would be a representation of shackles and chains, to be more precise it would be made of iron bands. Naturally this then led to the idea that it could create limitless bands that when shackled to living entities would dominate their minds create a cult of mindless entities under his control. I seriously had so much fun with this creature and hopefully will again in the future for he did escape to enslave another day. #oculusmedium #vrsculpting #3dprinting #dungeonsanddragons #beholder #miniature #minipainting #dnd
It's always a great moment when you drop a giant monster down on the table and watch your dnd party freak out. I had so much fun printing and painting this model from @dndcrafting and learnt so much more with my airbrushing passes. What was your favourite monster you have slapped down in front of players? #dnd #3dprinting #purple #purpleworm #gamenight #airbrush
In the theme of actually making things to post again I decided to spend 2 hours playing in Maya and ended up with this. Originally I started with a sphere and somehow ended up with this. The main idea I had was to play around with light in a way I haven't yet with irregular colours. Definately plan on doing more experiments like this going forward! Any ideas what I should focus/play around with next time? #3dmodeling #lighting #purple #maya #lavalamp
One thing I love about making things is the ability to make it mine. I have been using the wallet on the left (black) for a few months now until it snapped the other day. After using a new alignment and printing the new one (silver) I realised I could practice more of my painting skills. I am super happy how it turned out and now know that going forward I can customise things in more exciting ways! #3dprinting #wallet #metal #notreallymetal #destrola #custom
I was browsing thingy verse the other day and came across this beautifully sculpted piece from @framedworld and knew I had to have it. Two days later from print to paint and now I have a new desk statue. #3dprinting #demon #sculpture #art
To say this year has been crazy would be an understatement. I have been so lucky this year and being able to celebrate Christmas in this spot is truly a cherry on top and I can't help but be great full for it all. So from me and mine to you and yours happy holidays! #christmas #holidays #vacation #sydney #grateful
Got to love a chance to fully suit up. With an opportunity at a friend's surprise Harry Potter party in which you are given the role of Dumbledore, you best believe I decided to rock Young Dumbledore. If you were invited to a Harry Potter party, who would you go as? #harrypotter #dumbledore #cosplay #suit
Not bad for a cosplay made in a day. I have truly realised over the past few months what a really busy schedule is like. I am doing more and more that fulfills me in both creative and professional ways and I could not be happier. Every now and again however I do love being able to slide in a side project like a cosplay (even if it was only a day). For those of you who do cosplay, what was the most rushed cosplay you have made? #cosplay #supanova #brisnova #daredevil
Usually my Halloween outfits consist of clowns, prosthetics and masks but I decided this year it needed to change. So for once I am going more sophisticated with a steampunk twist... Oh an I may have a giant inflatable dinosaur that I ride on. Dinosaurs are sophisticated right? #halloween #steampunk #dinosaur #sophisticated #dinosaursaresophisticated
And that's another year done! For reference each year I take part in putting together a concert for people with disabilities called the night of abilities. After all the sleepless nights working on it, the feeling I get watching each night get better and better makes it all worth it. #nightofabilities #disabilities #concert #rockstars
What random skill are you an expert at? I found out that I am actually really good at a driving range. Okay maybe not... #golf #expert #drivingrange #ishouldgopro
Gotta love those moments where you don't know what to work on so instead you try and make up for all the social media posts you haven't been making. Good thing I had my dice still in my bag from last night's game. #laptop #workanywhere #d20 #dungeonsanddragons #work
As much as I love technology and what it can do I find myself going through way to many notebooks on a regular basis. Anyone else have an unending love for going classic pen to paper? #pen #paper #notebook #writing
 
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Recently he also started a Twitch livestream in which he shares his work and how he makes what he does.

The stream jumps around time wise according to when he has a project he can share the making process with.

He was creative and super efficient as we were on a tight deadline. He took on board feedback really well to develop the design to a new level.

-Ruth

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If you have an idea you want animated or want to see what an animation could do for you Kurt would love for you to reach out!

 

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