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Charles "Chuck" Michael Carter (born July 31 , 1957 , in Cleveland , Ohio , USA ) In 1979 after four years in the U. S. Navy Chuck Carter returned to Cleveland, Ohio and went to work as a freelance illustrator, working for local newspapers, advertising, comics and greeting card companies. As the 1990s approached, he discovered a knack for computer graphics and made the transition from illustration to animation and 3D modeling - leading the way in the quickly growing field of digial art on inexpensive Apple Computer desktop systems. In 1987, Carter, established a digital presence using the old pre-web bulletin board system for Knight-Ridder to transfer some of the first digitally produced graphics to newspapers around the world. Carter designed portraits using MacDraw on a Macintosh Plus. These portraits would be used by subscribers of the Knight-Ridder BBS system to publish in their papers when needed. Carter later helped USA Today's news graphics pioneer, George Rorick , launch Knight-Ridder's News in Motion service which delivered, via satellite, current event news animations for TV news organizations around the country. 1991, Chuck Carter took a job at remake of Cyan's first computer game. In 1992, Carter gained the distinction of being the first freelance artist hired by the National Geographic to create a 3 page digital illustration on dinosaur evolution and in 1994, was instrumental in helping launch National Geographic online. His contributions in the field of digital illustration helped pave the way for future artists who were quickly moving into this new virtual medium. Carter's career credits span a number of art fields. While working for and Mortal Kombat Krusades. |
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