Joe Gunn is a senior freelance 3D artist based in New York City and has been involved in the 3D animation industry for more than 10 years. After much experience, he was discovered by Discreet, and he came to NY as the East Coast Application Specialist for Autodesk® 3ds Max® software. Although his roots in the business started in the Minneapolis, MN, he is now busy working at many different studios throughout the United States. Joe's client list includes companies such as Uncharted Territory, 1stave Machine, Eyeball NYC, Aggressive, Tronic Studios, Worlds Away, and many more. He has taught Autodesk's Master Classes, produced numerous tutorials and scripts for free (and some for purchase) and is always available to answer questions, show you a tip using Autodesk® 3ds Max® software, and to offer advice based on real experience.

With demonstrated expertise through teaching, public speaking, production, DVD training, articles and interviews, and 3D community support, Joe believes in giving back to the CG community with real production based tutorials and DVD training. He has authored 3 DVD training titles: "Hair 3ds Max Out-of-the-Box", "mental ray Studio Car Rendering", and "Cloth Beyond the Character", with a fourth title in production.

Joe has done lighting, rendering, modeling, dynamics, and worked as a TD, producing everything from print (Elemental 2 and 3), game cinematics (BioShock), commercials (Jeep), award nominated music videos (Kerli), and feature film (2012). He lives and breathes 3D. A self-proclaimed “tech-head”, Joe has a contagious enthusiasm when it comes to learning how to squeeze the maximum productivity from the latest technology. He always says, “If you don’t know, you better ask somebody!”