Nathan Segal has been active as a digital artist for over a decade. As a child, he had an intense interest in space and aircraft and his hobby was building models of aircraft, later progressing to boats and cars, all utilizing radio control. In his early twenties he acquired a Commercial Pilot's License and graduated from a training program in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering.

In 1983, he learned how to use an airbrush and began to use it to create surrealistic scenes involving sacred sites and cosmic themes. In 1985, he taught himself the art of Special Effects Photography, and built sets for his photographic images, a method that he still uses to this day. In 1988, he became a part of the multi-image industry creating special effects for computer controlled multiple projector shows, and designed and built his own machinery. He also worked for a short time in the animation industry as a camera operator. During this time, he witnessed the emerging power of the computer and embraced the new technology.

Several years ago, he entered into a collaborative effort with several photographers and created over 500 digital images for stock photography catalogs. In addition, he taught 3D animation at the Vancouver Training Institute, where he wrote a software manual on 3D Studio Max. In recent years he studied at the Victoria College of Art, using the skills acquired there to further integrate his various artistic expressions. He works with both 2D and 3D software, digital photography, traditional painting techniques and model building.

For the past five years, he has written numerous articles for computer and photographic magazines and has provided his own illustrations and photographs for the articles. Topics covered include: software reviews, tutorials, tips and tricks, feature articles, profiles and investigative reporting. Two years ago, he was the main contributing Writer to Streaming Media World, where he wrote over 100 articles over the course of a year.

In addition to illustration, he serves as the Associate Editor for WebReference.com, a site that gets between 150-175,000 hits per day. A sampling of his clients include: Windows Magazine, Smart Computing, Visual Convergence, Publish RGB, PIX, Web Developer, Version Tracker, Fotopic International, Aldrich, Pears and Associates, and The Computer Paper. You can access some of his articles on the Links page.

For more information or a quote, please contact Nathan by email.