Although born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and having lived several places before the age of five, Brian D. Hawk has spent most of his significant life in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. It is there that he grew up and went to school, until graduating from Clyde A. Erwin High School in June, 2001.

Brian has been an art enthusiast since an early age, ever since he could hold a crayon, in fact. Throughout his adolescence, he developed his skills and tastes, but it wasn't until he began attending the Savannah College of Art and Design in the fall of 2002 that his true artistic potential and vision began to emerge. At SCAD, he received a strong background in drawing, color, and design, as well as extensive study of art history, from which he began to draw on the influence of the great masters whom he admired.

Unsure of what field in which he wished to major, Brian chose Visual Effects almost on a whim, but it seemed as if fate had it in store for him all along. He grew to love the field, and realized how much of his life and previous passions led him to the choice. He was born for this kind of art. SCAD's Visual FX major gave him an extensive skill set, including Digital Compositing, Shader Development, FX Programming, Texturing, Modelling, and Lighting. However, Brian's true passion lies in Particle Simulations and Procedural Effects, particularly with his program of choice, SideFX Software's Houdini.

Brian possesses a strong personal aesthetic and visual style which directly corresponds to the conceptual framework which he attempts to express in all of his art. It is these ideas and inspirations which drive him to create visually stimulating and emotionally driven images that are capable of evoking a strong response from viewers.

Having graduated from SCAD in June of 2006, Brian has returned to Asheville, where he eagerly prepares for the next step in his life's journey. When not glued to his computer chair creating high-end digital effects, Brian enjoys reading whatever he can get his hands on, training in and teaching martial arts at the Center for Martial Arts in Asheville, and practicing writing about himself in the third person.