On a horrific note, he has crafted heads for demons, witches and wolves and helped to transform a female musician into a baboon. I like working with characters and creatures,'' he says. Wallace, who received an art degree from the International School of Geneva, Switzerland, has extensive experience in the visual arts. He even has restored antique frames for the Huntington Museum of Art. He says despite the influence of computers in the special effects industry, it hasn't diminished the need for talented artists.
Computers are just new tools artists use.
In order to be a successful 3-D artist, one needs a traditional art background, as well as computer experience . . . We still have to create all of the elements for the scene and animate them. I'm not saying that it won't be possible to generate a scene like this one in the near future with only a few keystrokes. Every little bit of information you pick up counts. He even says playing computer games can be helpful because techniques used to generate computer effects are similar to film effects.