Well, when they talk about silver linings, they’re not kidding – this was how I discovered the world of creative arts! but, what I realised was that regardless of the industry or environment I was aiming high and I wanted to sore. I needed to create something, something new, something that everyone would know of and it would have to be something that would empower people with new or enhanced skills. 

My journey took many turns, exploring media, animation, graphic arts. I struggled with a social phobia which led me down some challenging roads. But I never stopped exploring new avenues and new possibilities, and I began looking at life from a holistic perspective. 

It was during my journey through animation that I realised the value of good quality reference. I learnt that using references is essential to creating believable art. And there is so much to learn from what we see around us. Artists have been working this way, analysing anatomical reference for centuries.

It became my mission to find a way for animators to search video references and access instantly. This would mean a library of amazing video references, a space that animators could come to explore the human body in motion, and build a community based around research and understanding the mechanics of the human body in motion.  I had no idea that this would change my life, in ways that I could have never imagined!

I brought Endless Reference to life. Since i began filming references in 2009 I have managed to catch the attention of some of the highest profile animation experts from Disney, Sony and Autodesk, i have helped hundreds of aspiring animation students gain knowledge and control over the physical principles and cause-effect relationships that determine the outcome of human performance such as motion, resistance and momentum.

Ps.. incase you’re wondering, I never gave up on flying, last year I made it to the sky in my first acrobatic flying lesson, proof that dreams can come true.

I give you ENDLESS REFERENCE!