Shane Houston
This is from Shane's (shanelhou) BGG profile. Shane Houston was born in Marshall Texas in 1979, but grew up in a rural community in Northeastern Arizona. Coming from a family of artists and musicians, Shane has always been exposed the arts. He learned early from his artist mother about painting and drawing and was soon developing his own artistic skills by spending hours in his room creating his own cartoon…
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characters. Like most kids in the 80’s and early 90’s, Shane was heavily influenced by Saturday morning cartoons such as: Ninja Turtles, Thundercats, G.I. Joe and classics like Jonny Quest, Looney Tunes and Scooby Doo. This creative upbringing would be the foundation for a career in art that would eventually lead Shane to become the Senior Graphic Designer for Universal Pictures. During this time, Shane’s work would be recognized with the receipt of several Key Art and Golden Trailer Awards. In recent years Houston has returned to his roots, revisiting character design and traditional painting on canvas and wood. After spending several years developing and refining his technique he was able to translate this new skill to a digital format bringing a new level of detail to his work. He now works as a multidisciplinary artist in Denver, Colorado.
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