Lane Daughtry Lane Daughtry is a self-taught traditional artist who has been working with computer graphics both professionally and on his own for twelve years. He has worked with many packages but claims both Lightwave and Alias Maya to be near and dear to his heart. Lane has been working with Maya since its earliest release and has been teaching Alias Maya at Mesmer Animation Labs for 5 years. Lane is a Certified Alias Maya Character Animation Instructor. During a hiatus from teaching, Lane worked in the games industry for companies like Escape Factory LTD, Evil Space Monkey Studios and Secret Level Inc.
Lane is the author of the popular 'Maya Illuminated: For Games' book, published by Mesmer Press, now in its second printing.
As far as traditional art is concerned, he is primarily an illustrative artist who dabbles in painting, sculpture, leatherwork and metal fabrication as well. When he's not working chances are you can find him performing in fringe troups, lighting something on fire and spinning it around, playing volleyball, snowboarding, or at the nearest pool table.