This is me in the Artist Alley at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con

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Welcome to my site! My name is Cory Smith and I live in the greater Chicagoland area. I guess I am an artist of sorts, as I have no formal training. I started my interest in art by taking some drawing classes in high school and some figure drawing at the local community college, where drawing both the male and female forms and learning about anatomy have helped me as a sculptor. I have dabbled in many different mediums of art including pencil sketches, oil on canvas, murals, commercial window art, and sculpting.

After the introduction of Batman The Animated Series and the slick designs introduced by Bruce Timm, I was blown away with the show. I started to collect the Warner Brothers Store Batman Maquettes and was disappointed when the stores quickly closed and left all collectors hanging after producing some nice maquettes. That’s when I decided to pick up where WB left off. I then began to finish the line and challenged myself to make them better than the WB in terms of quality and scale. Many maquettes and 5 years later I am almost done with my goal of sculpting the entire line. I have future plans to begin sculpting animated maquettes from other lines.

My others interests include drawing, painting, collecting movie memorabilia, dvds, and spending time with my three sons. Ultimately, I would like to sculpt full-time as a career so with the help of friends I’ve created this site to showcase my works.