From working in studios in Los Angeles, working on pilots for the show Blue’s Clues, and now working at Pennridge High School, Craig Sudac has been around the board. Craig Sudac is the digital design and 3D animation teacher at Pennridge High School. Sudac originally went to school for science, and later changed his path to become a freelance illustrator. Sudac has had multiple careers in his lifetime. During the early 2000’s, Sudac worked as a commission artist. Commission artists create special artwork for clients based on specific requests. Sudac continued his work later at Nickelodeon and helped work on projects like the pilot for the kids’ show Blue’s Clues. Sudac has worked on and created animated short films such as Electrical Skeletal. This short film won Best Science Fiction Short Film at the Terror Film Festival in 2007. Sudac had multiple career paths, but now he is working at Pennridge High School.
Sudac has been influencing students at Pennridge for almost two decades. Sudac pushes his students to put in their best effort and follow what they are passionate about. He inspires his students to think creatively and create works of art that are unlike others. He teaches students to have fun and relax, using his class as a way for his students to express themselves. “I like it just because of how relaxed it is.” Alfred Bounds, a student at Pennridge in advanced computer design and animation honors classes, said. The lessons Sudac teaches vary from physical tricks to form computer animations to moral life lessons. Alfred said, “Just have fun creating things,” was one of the ideas Sudac taught him that still sticks with him.
Sudac continues to teach his students life lessons, but his skill in the field is incomparable. Sudac teaches his students how to use different programs and devices to create different kinds of art. Craig Sudac has multiple YouTube channels. One of these is dedicated to teaching anyone how to use certain programs and create different designs. These designs range from 3D sculptures to digital artwork. Students in his class have the opportunity to show off their wide range of art at the school’s art shows and around the school. Students in his class build off of personal techniques and techniques Sudac has taught them throughout the course. His courses are typically a semester long. Sudac dedicates these days to lessons, not only building the students’ skills, but also pushing them to feel accomplished with their work. “The projects are fun, and you feel very accomplished when you finally understand the program, and everything becomes a little easier,” Alfred Bounds said. Finishing and creating projects gives students a satisfactory end to their art.
Craig Sudac continues to be a positive influence in many students’ lives. Continuing to pursue his passion for art inspires many students to follow in some of his footsteps.“It’s great; it’s fun to teach what I’m passionate about,” Sudac said. Sudac pushes his students to do the best they can, but also to remember to have fun with it. Art is a great way to express oneself, and he gives students the resources, knowledge, and inspiration to continue their art journey.
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