Founder Director
The Gnomon Workshop
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Alex is founder and director of The Gnomon Workshop
and of the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in
Hollywood. Having dedicated the last decade to
educating students and professional artists around
the world, Alex has helped change the face of
computer graphics and design education. He has
been published in industry magazines, websites
and books - plus he has taught courses at several
major trade conferences. Alex is president of
the Los Angeles Maya Users Group and sits on
the Advisory Boards for Highend3D.com and CGsociety.
He continues to work on personal and professional
projects, recently as a creature development
artist on the James Cameron film Avatar. Prior
to Gnomon, Alex worked for Alias|Wavefront as
a consultant and trainer for studios in the Los
Angeles area. Alex is an alumnus of the Art Center
College of Design and the University of Pennsylvania.
For more of Alex's work, visit:
www.alexalvarez.com
Alex's
DVDs:
Head Sculpting and Texturing in ZBrush
Intro to Maya
For more tutorials by Alex,
visit www.gnomonology.com.
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