Maddie Chitwood DIGITAL ARTIST

Maddie Chitwood is a digital artist specializing in 3D visualization and design. As a child, she was always drawing, a habit she never dropped. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from UW-Milwaukee, with a major in digital studio practice. A lifelong admirer of Da Vinci, she cites his work as inspiration for her own art. Chitwood also draws upon other concepts for inspiration, such as a lifelong fascination with weather and outer space.

Transmission- Ariens I had a lot of fun developing the materials and textures for this Ariens piece. I wanted to bring out the rough, hammered, nature of the metal. Rendered in Keyshot using my custom Ariens material and environment library. Edited the product CAD models in Rhino.	Powerbrush- Ariens This piece definitely challenged me in the use of limited processing resources and a looming deadline. Learned a few tricks in the process! Edited in Rhino and rendered in Keyshot 6.	Apex zero turn lawnmower- Ariens Edited in Rhino and rendered in Keyshot 6.	Belt tension- Ariens Utilized dramatic lighting to give this Ariens feature the attention it deserved. Inspired by the imagery in automotive parts magazines. Rendered in Keyshot 6.	Autoturn gear feature- Ariens I took apart an Ariens snowblower to understand how to communicate this exact feature to customers. Rendered in Keyshot 6.

Maddie Chitwood DIGITAL ARTIST

Transmission- Ariens

I had a lot of fun developing the materials and textures for this Ariens piece. I wanted to bring out the rough, hammered, nature of the metal. Rendered in Keyshot using my custom Ariens material and environment library. Edited the product CAD models in Rhino.

Powerbrush- Ariens

This piece definitely challenged me in the use of limited processing resources and a looming deadline. Learned a few tricks in the process! Edited in Rhino and rendered in Keyshot 6.

Apex zero turn lawnmower- Ariens

Edited in Rhino and rendered in Keyshot 6.

Belt tension- Ariens

Utilized dramatic lighting to give this Ariens feature the attention it deserved. Inspired by the imagery in automotive parts magazines. Rendered in Keyshot 6.

Autoturn gear feature- Ariens

I took apart an Ariens snowblower to understand how to communicate this exact feature to customers. Rendered in Keyshot 6.