The Art of Cassie Foster
Cassie Foster
Cazcie's Graphic Design was founded in 1979. She began doing artwork as a business using the avatar name Cazcie. IShe started
out doing window displays, signs, logos and various other things for each new company Ishecontacted. In 1988 she purchased her first computer
while attending college. She sought out every avenue she could within her college to become computer literate as well as artistic.
However the community college she was attending had very little to offer. She also began working as an instructor teaching ceramics,
molds, and pouring, cleaning, and painting techniques. In 1990 after relocating she went to college again and took computer maintenance
and repair as well as several other computer classes learning software like Coral Draw and Paint Shop Pro. She continued doing outside artwork
creating logos and letterhead designs as well as volunteering for a non profit organization to help others create resumes. She graduated with a 3.5 GPA.
in 1995 she concentrating more on the use of digital medium to create letterheads and logos for various businesses, She also began working in an art gallery
and learned the techniques of custom framing and matting for limited edition prints. In 2000 the world of 3D opened up to her, and Ishe began
creating images using programs such as Bryce and Poser. She also began creating various kinds of banners for web sites that advertised 3D artwork.
She was also contacted by Taschen Books and asked if she would consider having some of her artwork published. She agreed.
The book Digital Beauties was published in 2001. In 2003 she was contacted by Five Star Publishing to do some cover art for various fantasy books.
Over the course of the next two years she completed four book covers for them. The art director that she was contacted through discontinued his employment there
and after asked if she would also complete a book cover for his own book, which she did. In 2006 to date she has continued to do art on the computer,
creating images, 3D objects and textures, some of which are sold on various 3D sites which are listed below.