Born in New York City’s Greenwich Village, I developed an early interest in art in my father’s art supply store. As a kid, I would experiment with various different artist materials.
For college, I attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and majored in Fine Art, studying painting, drawing and computer art while soaking in the unique cultural ferment of New York City.
After college I worked as a professional designer which led me to the world of 3D animation, visual effects, motion graphics, for television and film for well-known production companies, broadcast networks and advertising agencies. I continue to expand my capabilities into real-time technologies such as Unreal Engine.
I continue to create personal digital artwork, animations and videos while working on commercial projects. I have also taught computer art and animation at the School of Visual Arts and create YouTube tutorials about 3D on YouTube and Cineversity.
In addition, I have always been passionate about music, digital recording and synthesis and create original musical compositions songs, instrumental works and scores.
Joe Herman
joe@joeherman.net