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Ralph Byrd
AnimationWorkshops Instructor
Ralph has been drawing from observation his entire life- beginning with sketching
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures from perspective at age 4. Ralph first developed a passion for 3D animation while taking studio art classes at Yale and later graduated from Animschool’s 3D Character program, excelling in an array of advanced courses
ranging from Environment Modeling, to Advanced Zbrush Sculpting, to Advanced Facial
Rigging. Following graduation, Ralph served as a 3D artist for public outreach efforts on US
Dept of Agriculture public awareness campaigns. Ralph now works as a rigger/modeler at Magnopus in Los Angeles. When he’s not rigging in Maya or sculpting in Zbrush, he enjoys a good sci-fi movie.
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