I'm very passionate about 3D. I'm currently helping students in Maya, Z-Brush, Blender, Substance Painter, and Procreate. I've been teaching Autodesk Maya and Maxon ZBrush at a college level for 18 years. I'm currently teaching along side professional Disney Animators at Laguna College of Art + Design (LCAD). I have experience tutoring students 1-on-1 since 2006. In 2010 I won "Teacher of the Year" at my college and two years later I won a world wide award "CG and VFX instructor of the...
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David has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 3 questions submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.
Phenomenal lesson
I’m relatively new to Blender and David was able to answer all my questions and address my concerns. For example, David showed me that I can increase the resolution of my model a lot higher than I would have expected without my computer crashing. He also explained that there are advantages to working with a low-res model and to have the flexibility to go back and forth between low res and high res. I feel that I am in very capable hands. I have never felt so confident and optimistic about becoming a professional 3D modeler. I believe that David is a wonderful tutor. He has exceeded all my expectations.
Howard Schwartz, 32 lessons with David
Knowledgeable and patient!
David has been an amazing tutor! He has helped our daughter learn Maya and was very professional and patient. Our daughter has more confidence now to tackle her assignments. I would recommend him highly to anyone!
Annalisa, 90 lessons with David
A true expert and a great teacher
I had a somewhat advanced and complicated problem involving a character rig, weight-painting, and blendshapes in Maya and David was fantastic at helping me understand the problem and the solution. He not only took time to patiently teach me how to get my character where I wanted it to be, but he also sent video recordings of the lesson so I could be sure to follow through on my own after the lesson. I 100% recommend David as a tutor!
Sarah, 1 lesson with David
David saved my project at the 11th hour
I'd been working on a VR modeling project for weeks, but there were things I just couldn't understand. In desperation, right before it was due, I decided to find a tutor. David was expensive, but his knowledge and experience were just what I was looking for. He explained things clearly and helped me finish the project. It was well worth it.
Julia, 1 lesson with David
keeps the momentum
David was not just helpful, he kept the momentum of the lesson going. He was able to navigate with where I was..an ability of a real teacher…where many others aren’t as creative in the guiding process. A real solid hour of going from ABC to at least LMNOP. Highly recommend if you’re ready to take things up a notch.
Keri, 2 lessons with David
keeps the momentum
David was not just helpful, he kept the momentum of the lesson going. He was able to navigate with where I was..an ability of a real teacher…where many others aren’t as creative in the guiding process…presenting GIFTS of knowledge at the end. A real solid hour of going from ABC to at least LMNOP. Highly recommend if you’re ready to take things up a notch.
Keri, 2 lessons with David
Amazing tutor
I cannot day enough wonderful things about David. He was an incredible tutor who helped my son a lot. He really went out of his way to make sure he understood everything
Ryan , 14 lessons with David
The best instructor with many more talents
David is beyond just a tutor. He has a deep understanding of complex tasks in 3d modeling and animation that allow him to go above and beyond every session. He has granted me the confidence to undergo animation when I was almost going to quit! He also has a special expertise in human anatomy and the motions of the human body that all apply to every domain beyond just the structure and motion involved in the human body. When troubleshooting, he is able to do so quickly because of his deep understanding of animation software such as Maya. He has even built out a YouTube channel that has complete explanations of tasks that ever require further referencing for the user. Thank you David!!!
Victor , 7 lessons with David
Absolutely Fantastic
David did an outstanding job at helping me with my project in Maya. I had tried 6 other tutors before David and got nowhere, usually ending up with me paying for someone to say "Im not sure". However once I met with him it was fast, concise, easy to understand, and professional. I cannot recommend his services enough, and I will definitely be going to him first with any other questions I have! THANK YOU!!
John, 3 lessons with David
ZBrush Lesson was 100% Worth it
David is very obviously an effective ZBrush teacher. I hired him because I have lost time/money on free/paid courses that left me feeling frustrated- and his credentials and work examples seemed to be very impressive. Within one hour class he got a feel for where I wanted to go with my learning and we covered UI basics, workflow concepts, brushes, masking, painting, and more. He was open to answering and exploring any questions I had (which was a lot). I look forward to having more classes. ZBrush is the least friendly to beginners and competent teachers are incredibly scarce. his rate is on the high end for Wyzant but I'd have to say it's definitely a steal as far as ZBrush is concerned and well worth the headache of watching aimless tutorials and time wasted thinking you'll figure it out on your own.
Levi, 2 lessons with David
