Justin Soza Soto
Hey there! I'm Justin. I have a relentless desire to make; I am a novelty seeker, I try to explore and derive artistry wherever possible -- to create for curiosity's sake. I have an affinity for all things creatures; in illustration, animation - they're one of my favorite subjects to tribute
I crave opportunities for exploration -- once pulling a 3 day all-nighter teaching myself Blender, fixated with the modeling and rigging process. Out of curiosity, I've taught myself GLSL to appreciate the ins and outs of a 3D shading engine, scripted a simple cloth simulation engine within MATLAB for the fun of it, and learned animation controllers, drivers, and rendering in my free time -- which led me to work with a CV human-pose estimation research team here at CMU, and eventually co-authoring a research paper! I'm here for the process, a creative juggernaut fueled by passion and caffeine
-- and I also skateboard