Digital-Tutors Founder and CEO, Piyush Patel received a nomination for Autodesk Maya Master Awards, an annual program recognizing top artists and technical specialists making outstanding contributions to their respective areas for the advancement of technology, art, and visualization.
Patel's contributions influence technical education and aid millions of artists with online training, while maintaining clients that include top studios, government agencies, and academic institutions worldwide. During the past decade, Patel has had the opportunity to teach artists at Electronic Arts, assist in product visualization at Motorola, and develop educational curriculum for the University of Michigan.
Patel has helped shape a new generation of digital artists through interactive training, educational events, authoring books, class lectures, and site training for studios. The work being created by the next generation of artists around the world embodies Patel's passion for teaching.
Complete information about Piyush Patel can be found at: http://area.autodesk.com/index.php/masters/master_detail/piyush_patel/.A full list of 2008 nominees can be found at: http://area.autodesk.com/index.php/masters/nominees.
