audre's Official Sounding Bio

After obtaining a degree in Electrical Engineering and spending 15 years working with factory automation and information systems, in 2001 Audre Vysniauskas made a major career change and, signing herself just "audre", became a full-time illustrator.

A passionate advocate of the use of computers in creating art, she was the founder and original Editor-in-Chief of Renderosity Magazine which was sold in both the US and European markets. She was also the Director of Art Show Sales and ran the Digital Art Section at the annual celebration of the fantastic, Dragon*Con, where 30 thousand fans join together each year. She has founded and co-owns several companies focused on exploring ways for artists to expand their markets including a small web hosting company that caters to the arts.

Joined with Hugo-, World Fantasy- and Chesley Award-winning writer John Grant (Paul Barnett), she published DIGITAL ART FOR THE 21st CENTURY, a scrumptious coffee table book displaying the cutting edge of digital art. The book was selected for inclusion in Locus Magazine's Editor's Choice, 2004 Recommended Reading List. The book showcases a stunning variety of the very best of modern digital art, including human forms, fantasy, science fiction, abstracts, portraits, fractals, landscapes, and much more. Each artist brings to this collection a unique style and approach, together creating the most comprehensive published collection of modern digital art to date.

On a more technical side and with co-author Denise Tyler, she authored -- and was technical editor on -- the absolute 'must have' handbook for Poser software users: PRACTICAL POSER 6. Even several releases later, this book remains a staple for anyone interested in using Poser for the creation of digital art. After market sales remain strong, so much that at times the price on Amazon for the book goes as high as $140.00! Still popular, this hefty software manual rates 5 stars with 17 reviews! One reviewer writes "Practical Poser is the book that should come with Poser."

Always pushing the digital envelope, she enjoys tying together varied sources in experimental art, often incorporating fractals, photographs, and other unlikely elements in her work. She's been the artist guest of honor at several conventions and been asked to speak about her digital experiences and fractal innovations. She remains extremely active in the digital arts community, having contributed to various digital imaging conferences, conventions, and magazines. She has no immediate plans to sleep much for the next 20 years.

Her work can be found in the likes of Cemetery Dance, music cds and on the covers of various science fiction, fantasy, and horror books. She's been interviewed by quite a few publications, including Computer Graphics World magazine, and her art was selected for display in the Museum of Computer Art.

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Synopsis of Personality Tests

•  Audre naturally generate lots of new ideas and ways of doing things. Audre likes to be included in brainstorming sessions, or whenever new and different solutions must be found.

•  Audre is an "idea person" and can quickly understand the essence, potential and significance of the situation. She can be a major contributor when work deals with options, strategies and possibilities.

•  Audre has a talent for recognizing colors, patterns, shapes, and their relationship to each other, as well as their impact on people.

•  She naturally sees the links, relationships and patterns between different ideas. Audre sees the "big picture."

•  Activities that require simultaneous timing, coordination, dexterity, rhythm, and depth perception come natural to Audre and she handles multiple complex tasks well.

•  Audre excels in positions where her role requires dexterity, such as layout and installation of machines, mechanical drawing, or improving of fabrication processes.

Audre has a Balanced Brain - Neither left or right side dominates her thinking and perception.  She is able to draw on the strengths of both the right and left hemispheres of her brain, depending upon a given situation. When she needs to explain a complicated process to someone, or plan a detailed vacation, the left hemisphere of her brain, which is responsible for her ability to solve problems logically, might kick in. But if she were to critique an art opening or come up with an original way to file papers, the right side of her brain, which is responsible for noticing subtle details in things, might take over.

Based on her responses to the Career Interest Inventory, Audre has a high aptitude for careers with involve Fine Arts - Professions in the fine arts typically involve evoking some kind of emotional response. She possesses a heightened appreciation for experiencing the world on a sensory level. In general, Audre views the world from a unique perspective and ultimately enjoys sharing that vision with others.

To many people, artists are our cultural ambassadors. That is, people involved in the fine arts are often creating solely for the purpose of connecting with other human beings in an individual way. Unfortunately, most people mistakenly assume that being involved in the fine arts equates to becoming a starving artist but this isn't always the case.

Audre has a Creative and Analytical mind - she is considered a visionary in many people's eyes — able to think outside of the box to come up with her own solutions. She is creative not necessarily in the artistic sense, but because she can expand her mind to do things differently from others.  Because of this, she makes it hard for people to pigeon hole her. That is why Audre thrives in a job that allows her to play to her strengths, break out of the mold, and truly excel.

Audre's unconscious mind is driven most by Imagination - She has a real creative streak that allows her to entertain a broad spectrum of ideas. By being open-minded and willing to consider others' suggestions, Audre leaves her mind open to fresh perspectives and innovative thinking. Her ability to envision new possibilities is stronger than it is for most people. 

People with a heightened drive for imagination tend to be energetic types with a real joie de vivre. By bringing this kind of vitality to everything she does, Audre not only enjoys life but can improve the quality of life for everyone around her. By sharing her creative ideas and vision, Audre makes the road to her personal and professional success a memorable journey.

A personality is determined by two personality sub-types - the primary, or dominant sub-type, and the secondary sub-type. Audre is a Skydiver which means that she is a Seeker / Golden. Her primary sub-type is defined by "Seeker" characteristics and secondary sub-type is defined by "Golden" characteristics.

A Skydiver is a free-spirited mix of some of the best qualities around. Their drive to live an interesting life compliments their penchant for abstract thinking and disdain for the conventional and routine aspects of life. Their desire to do the just and right thing contribute to their particularly high level of responsibility.

Audre is independent, fun, interested, and excited about life. She is willing to see issues from at least a couple of different sides. Both professionally and amongst friends, she is a good leader. She is also a self-starter and conscious of picking up the slack when others don't.

Even though Audre's thirst for knowledge and experience seems unquenchable, she does know where the line is — which is ultimately why Audre is so reliable. Though admittedly, sometimes that line is harder to see than others.

Based on the standard measure of personality traits, Audre am classified as an "INFP" - She is more Introverted than Extroverted, more Intuitive than Sensing, more Feeling than Thinking, and more Perceiving than Judging - This makes her highly organized with strong project management skills. She prefers to work independently and then pass her ideas or tasks on to others. When others lose sight of the big picture, Audre helps them to stay focused to see what's important and weed out unnecessary details. This skill set helps Audre succeed in nearly any workplace!

Only about 4% of the U.S. population shares this unique characteristic of Audre's personality type! Research shows that businesses succeed when employers create a good balance of personality types in the office.

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