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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.

 
I asked my students recently "outside of your university work what was the last thing you made?" There were one or two that responded with projects they had made or in the process of making. The others didn't know how to answer the question. The reason I asked this because I wanted to see the drive some people may have in creating something outside of work. I realise I am an odd fellow but it strikes me as absurd that people don't spend their lives making things. For reference I went to Bunnings warehouse (local hardware store in Australia) and as I perused the Isles I saw this box that took on the look of a book but was big enough to act as a backpack. Naturally I bought it and have started converting it into my dungeons and dragons tome where I will hold my dice, some minis and character sheets. That said I also want to convert it into a full dice rolling, DM screen like device for no matter what side of the table I sit on; DM or player. Side note, if you ever wondered what my luck with rolling dice is, that videos was a first take. So like with my students I will ask you, what was the last thing you made outside of work, school or getting paid? #creator #box #teacher #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dice #nat1
In wanting to expand the people I work with I sent out a story asking if people wanted to make stuff together. The first response I got almost immediately was from @cheatcody and after some discussion decided that a quick thing we could do was the following. He has a brilliant illustration style and was going to design some concept art that I would then use to create a sculpted piece. Although not exactly like his concept (second photo) I really love this character and might be making a print of him going forward. I loved this and want to do more of it, if you want to join in the process in a future post drop a 🖐️ in the comments. #illustration #characterdesign #conceptart #skull #oculusmedium #sculpting #3dsculpting
I have always been a maker, someone who would rather play with Lego than most things in life. The reason I bring this up is that one of my idols when it comes to crafting your life and career is @therealadamsavage That's why I was so pumped to finally recieved his book yesterday, as soon as I read the dedication at the front of it I knew it was for me. From what I have gotten through so far I can definately say this is going to be one I come back to constantly. So instead of a different post for today I had to push it back and make this illustration. Admittedly it has been a while since I went hard contrast silhouettes but I am glad I got to try that style again. I'd love to hear from you though, what is your hammer; what is your tool of choice when it comes to making things in life?
With mother's Day having just past I can finally share the project I worked on last week. I wanted to make something for my mother because I feel it means more that buying a gift from a store. The beautiful thing about having resources like a 3D printer is that when I want to make something like this statue the process does become easier. This lovely model was made by @makeprintable and was a pleasure to work with as a model to print. Out of curiosity, have you ever made something as a gift and if so what was it? #mothersday #mother #son #3dmodel #sculpture #yellow #love
I always love when I have no idea what I plan on making and end up with a raven phoenix piece. Like previously this piece was made in @oculusmedium after starting with the raven skeleton model they provide. Going forward I want to try and get prompts from you, so in the comments below share a type of work I have shared so far (sculpting, illustration, animation, etc) and a focus to start building off. I really look forward to seeing what you come up with! #raven #phoenix #orange #oculus #oculusmedium #3dmodel #sculpt
So it's about time I started working on my next cosplay. I have been a die hard fan of the borderlands series for a while now and after seeing that the newest edition is dropping (on my birthday by the way) I knew I had to start delving into this world again. FL4K instantly caught my attention as the one I would be playing and I cannot wait to start making him as a cosplay as well. If all goes to plan I should have him done for Brisbane Supanova later this year. #cosplay #borderlands #borderlands3 #fl4k #illustrator #supanova #brisnova #goldnova
Sometimes I just want to make without knowing what will happen. This was a chicken skull that I decided to kitbash with parts in @oculusmedium to create a techno based organic piece. I'm super happy with this project and look forward to being able to kitbash more things in the future. #oculusmedium #sculpting #kitbash #skull #techno #organic
The more perceptive of you may have noticed I have started to rebrand myself as a creative vanguard. The question that usually follows this is "well what is a creative vanguard?", let me explain. For quite a while now I have found myself learning many new skills and technology and applying them to my work. The problem in doing this is I can no longer just slap the label of "animator" on what I do anymore. That's where the Creative Vanguard comes in. Historically a Vanguard was the section of an army that led the way forward for the rest of the army, helping navigate any complications that may arise. After realising this I found that is exactly what I wanted to do in my work; help clients navigate new technologies and figure out fun and creative ways that they could be adapted. Going forward my rebrand will continue delving into more detail as to my services. In the meantime if you have any questions or just want to learn a little more about the things I do then don't hesitate to shoot me a DM or email and I would love to talk. If you have gotten to this part of my post I want to thankyou for investing time in me as i realise most people will not. Before you go though I would love to hear what you do for work and what you think your title is (even if it's not the one you were given) #rebrand #business #entrepreneur #businesscard #3dprinting #3dprintedbusinesscards
SWIPE THROUGH I always love finding 3D models that will help me improve my painting skills. In particular, when I found this one from @soren.i.sorensen I knew it needed to be made mine. The printing process was not the easiest as originally I was testing out a new silver filament and have yet to get the settings right for the standard of print I like. A filament change and 3 prints layer I ended up with this beauty. Finally I wanted to split this post into 3 sections, the first image being a regular shot I would do, the second as a new hero shot edit I am playing with and the third being the print before painting for context. I realise I have so much more to learn but am so happy with this step forward and look forward to the next model to print and try painting. Any suggestions? #3dprint #3dprinter #paint #minaturepainting #sculpture #skeleton #undead
!!!SPOILERS AHEAD!!! It is rare that I find a series I get as involved in as @magicianssyfy so much so that instead of my originally planned post I had to make this piece based off of this season's finale. For a while now I have been so invested in the story unravelling leading up to this season's finale. All I have to say is hats off to the whole production as I have truely never felt as strong as a gut punch that episode delivered. @rasonjalph as Quintin was truly an amazing character and will forever be remembered in my mind as a defining character for as long as I live. #themagicians #quintincoldwater #vector #poster #syfy
!!!SPOILERS AHEAD!!! It is rare that I find a series I get as involved in as @magicianssyfy so much so that instead of my originally planned post I had to make this piece based off of this season's finale. For a while now I have been so invested in the story unravelling leading up to this season's finale. All I have to say is hats off to the whole production as I have truely never felt as strong as a gut punch that episode delivered. @rasonjalph as Quintin was truly an amazing character and will forever be remembered in my mind as a defining character for as long as I live. #themagicians #quintincoldwater #vector #poster #syfy
He isn't the Hiro we needed but rather the Hiro we deserved. Over the weekend I went to my local convention @supanovaexpo on the Gold coast and found this little guy. I knew I needed to put my on spin on him however and decided to spend some time giving him a fresh paint job. Originally the base colour scheme is that of the box art behind him but I felt a rustic copper theme was the way to go with him. Have you ever made custom paint jobs for the things you buy? #gundam #hiro #hirogundam #modelkit #newpaintwhodis #supanova #goldnova
With @hellboymovie being released in a few days I thought a nice speed sculpt of classic @artofmm hellboy was a good challenge to take. The sculpt was completed in @oculusmedium in 2 hours, admittedly getting the definitive style in paint is much harder than it looks. Who else is pumped for the movie? #hellboy #hellboymovie #oculusmedium #3dsculpting #speedsculpt
 
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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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