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As a metal worker who found his passion in automotive design and pursued his dream of creating concept art, Christian has a unique style all his own. After honing his skills in automotive design at Volkswagen Future Center in Potsdam, he set out on a sabbatical to publish his first art book, EXPLORER. Released by Design Studio Press, Christian’s art captures his vision of an AI-controlled Arc on its way through space to find a habitable planet for our species. Here, he tells us about how he started and how he uses KeyShot for his visualization. What sparked your interest in product design and led to your pursuits in automotive design? I never planned to do either or let’s say, I didn’t even know they existed. I left school at 16 and did a 3.5 years apprenticeship as a metal worker building aluminum lifeboats. Welding, drilling, sanding was my daily job; building real things and getting dirty. During that time I had no idea what design was but I always loved to draw, from my favorite comic book characters and dinosaurs to portraits of family and friends. That was just copying not creating though. After my apprenticeship, I had to choose between military service or community service. I chose the second and did my service in an elderly home. During that time I asked myself if I want to be a metal worker for the rest of my life or is there something else I can do with my passion for drawing? My friends and family encouraged