Grant Diffendaffer

I'm a multi-disciplinary designer and artist.

3D Scanning

My photogrammetry focus is one that I have nurtured for over 10 years while I've specialized in digital craft.

Environment Art

Trained as an Environment Artist in the Game Arts Program at Vertex School.

Digital Fabrication

Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing is my bread & butter. R&D, rapid prototyping, design & production, troubleshooting, electronics, firmware and MES. Circular product lifecycle. Management experience.

3D Printing

The focus of my studio and professional work for 10 years.

Polymer Clay

From 1992 until 2009, this was my creative and professional focus

Collaborative Art

Since 2007 I've built numerous large immersive artworks with Five Tone Crane, teaching me how to bring more impact as a creative team-member than I ever could as a solo artist.

Steadcraft

My line of fashion accessories blends digital and traditional craft with upcycled materials and metal clay.

Stop Motion Animation

The perfect union of technology and craft, and my intentional direction since I saw the movie Coraline, which showed me a path to digitizing my art. I've actually contributed props to one stop motion project.

3D Printing for Metal Objects

I developed a print to mold workflow using metal clay.

Projection Mapping

A favorite craft which I've employed in a museum setting.

Sets & Stages

I've led and participated in building numerous engaging environments.

Dumb Fun

Sometimes it's for the pure joy.

Communication & Publishing

I've published a book, an instructive video, taught dozens of workshops in five countries, and have designed and managed this website since the year 2000.

Thought Leadership

My degree in philosophy gives me context for much of my work. I'm a researcher, an excellent listener, and a big picture thinker. I enjoy balanced group dynamics and am valued for my ability to fill in the blanks with effective solutions.

Services

I'm ready to bring my full reach of experience to bear on your next exciting art and design project. I'm seeking opportunity particularly in stop-motion animation and immersive experience design.

About Grant Diffendaffer

I’m a multidisciplinary artist and designer with a focus on environment art and photogrammetry. Located in Portland, OR, I provide 3D digital capture and fabrication services and consulting. I’m a seasoned professional with a developed artistic eye, an empathetic team-member, and I’m ready to help take your next project to the next level. Read more to learn more or Reach Out Now

As an artist I am drawn to creative frontiers, as I find this the most dynamic and fruitful realm for exploration. While skilled at traditional craft, my focus has always been new tools and materials.

After a career in studio art, creative growth sparked by group art, and another career in digital fabrication, I’m pivoting to Photogrammetry and Digital Environment Art. My dream and intention is to apply these disciplines to stop-motion animation, while continuing to draw on my diversity of experience.

I’m interested in all opportunities that allow me to most fully employ my creative skillset, including film, animation, video games, commercial video, immersive experience design, projection mapping, cultural heritage photogrammetry, rapid prototyping, bespoke design, visual storytelling, communications, art direction, and project management.

I’m available for hire full or part-time, freelance contract or consulting. Reach out via my Contact Page and let’s create!

See more while you are here! My Portfolio Page has imagery from over 20 years worth of my creative output, beginning with polymer clay, moving through collaborative environmental work (especially large scale immersive art with the Five Ton Crane Arts Collective), including my digital craft work with CNC embroidery 3D printing and metal clay, and culminating with my most recent photogrammetry and environment art.

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Software Skills

Reality Capture, Unreal Engine, Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Davinci Resolve, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premier, Twinmotion, Rhino, CAD / CAM, 3D Modeling, Photogrammetry, Texturing, Material Authoring, Environment Art, Lighting, Cinematics, Motion Control Firmware.

Hardware Skills

Photography, 3D Scanning, 3D Printing, Large Format Industrial Pellet Printing, Resin Printing, Laser Cutting, CNC Router, CNC Embroidery, Sewing Machine, CNC Wire-Bender, ZUND, Knife Cutting, Microcontrollers and Electronics, Firmware, Motion Control, Windows, Mac, Linux, Shop Tools, Jewelry Tools, Soldering, Polymer Recycling, Filament Production, Hand Tools, Fork Lift, Configuration, Calibration, Operation and Troubleshooting.

Soft Skills

Design Thinking: Empathize; Define; Ideate; Prototype; Test.
Listening, Communication, Teamwork, Collaboration, Creativity, Visualization, Brainstorming, Research, Analysis, Synthesis, Problem Solving, Adaptability, Hardworking Determination.