Alias recognizes..

#1

Alias recognizing new Maya Masters.

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Steven Stahlberg was the first CG artist in the world to have a virtual character sponsored by Elite, a major modeling agency. The character was presented to the world in a press conference in 1999 and later appeared on ABC and BBC, as well as in dozens of newspapers, including The New York Times, The Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Steven is now a partner in Optidigit. He has also worked on projects for Disney®, ElectronicArts® and an animated feature about Anne Frank.

Congratulations Steven, well deserved recognition :thumbsup: [/b]

#2

About damn time too! He’s one hardworking mofo and one of the nicest guys in CG.

I sometimes see people turning their noses up at Steven’s work, saying that high-quality character work is a dime-a-dozen these days, but these people are forgetting the fact that Steven was doing it many years before any of the current guys, and he really set the bar and inspired a whole new generation of young CG artists. It is natural that young guns oozing with talent will come up and surpass the established masters–as we’ve witnessed for the last few years, but that doesn’t diminish the accomplishments of the established masters–they were the ones leading the charge and shaping the industry.

And anyway, that Stahlberg old horse’s got quite a few kicks left in him yet, so watch out! :smiley:

#3

and hes been using alias wavefront products since years , making beautifull images at the time where lightening was not as easy as today.

congratulations ( from a noobie! lol hmmm it feels weird to say that )

#4

I agree to ashakarc.Congratulations :buttrock:

#5

As good as a surprise party…!
[snif] Thanks youse guys! :slight_smile:

#6

Ah come on now Steven, you deserve it! You’ve inspired a heck of a lot of people around here.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

#7

Congratulations…well done! :thumbsup:

#8

Congrats! :slight_smile: Well earnt.

I remember seeing those pin up girls, those are great. The girl on the phone, love those.
I hope you’ll be making loads more for a very long time.

Cheers! :thumbsup:

#9

Congratulations, Steven! And thank you for the constant inspiration, tutorials and helpfulness around these forums! The topology thread is so an essential ref for me!

#10

Couldn’t agree more. A well-deserved honor. :slight_smile:

#11

You deserve it! Great work, thanks to you many of us know how we should plan topology on our models !

#12

Congratulations, Steven!

#13

Congrats Steven! :thumbsup:

You’re one of a handful of people I can mention in my labs and everyone who spends any time what-so-ever on CG sites knows by name.

#14

Congratulations!

#15

congrats man, you’ve been inspiring me since I started 3d a few years ago! I hope I can interview you in the future for my internet radio show. :slight_smile:

#16

Yeah, this is truly a deserved award. Congrats Steven!

#17

That’s awesome Steven! Congratulations :smiley:

Congratulations to the other masters too :slight_smile:

#18

Congrats Steven! Your work is always inspiring.:thumbsup:

#19

A great achievement. Well, well done. Now get back to work! :smiley:

Keep on inspiring us.:slight_smile:

#20

Yes, you helped a lot of people around these board (including me) with your tutorials and of course the body topology thread, and regulary impress us with some new work!
If someone deserves this honor, then you Steven!