Tom Sylvan Illustration and Animation


Background	Since 1999, Tom Sylvan has been a freelance illustrator and animator specializing in 3D design visualization and litigation graphics. Tom’s work has appeared in design proposals, product tutorials, forensic reconstructions, architectural renderings, publications, website graphics, medical animations, and other practical applications. Before 1999, Tom worked as an illustrator, product designer, and prototype modelmaker. He was responsible for designing, drafting, illustrating, and fabricating toy and sculpture prototypes, most notably contributing to the first generation of Supersoaker waterguns. Drafting products by hand led to computer-aided drafting (CAD), which in turn led to 3D modeling and animation, in which Tom is largely self-taught. Tom has attended San Francisco State University, Autodesk Training Centers in both Vermont and California, and the College of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University, from which he earned a BA in Fine Arts.
Services	Tom offers a variety of illustration and animation services. He's produced visualizations for designers, art directors, engineers, inventors, attorneys, and expert witnesses. Tom's services include: > Design realistic, accurate three-dimensional computer models. > Render diagrams, illustrations, and animated sequences. > Work from sketches, blueprints, photos, and CAD files. > Take on-site measurements, photographs, and video for reference. > Offer both remote and in-person consultations. > Provide confidential online access to work-in-progress for review. > Deliver graphics via e-mail, FTP, CD, DVD, VHS, or printed media. Tom’s visualizations include toys, medical devices, kitchen products, luggage, building interiors and exteriors, trucks, trains, product defects, vehicle collisions, fires, and industrial accidents.

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email tom@tomsylvan.com

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