Wayne Haag

Wayne Haag

Concept artist for film & oil painter.

Senior Concept Artist / 21 yrs

Sydney, Australia

Hire Me

Concept Artist

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

Concept Artist

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)

Concept Artist

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

Concept Artist

The Foundation (2021)

Concept Artist

War of the Worlds (2020)

Matte Painter

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Matte Painter

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006)

Visual Effects

Farscape (1999)

Concept Artist

Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022)

Concept Artist

Dungeons & Dragons

Concept Artist

FOUNDATION (Apple Tv) (2021)

Concept Artist

Alien: Covenant (2021)

Concept Artist

Gods of Egypt (2015)

Concept Artist

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)

Concept Artist

Unbroken (2014)

Concpet Artist

The Maze Runner (2014)

Concept Artist

The Wolverine (2013)

Matte Painter

Knowing (2009)

VFX Concept Art

Superman Returns (2006)

Senior Matte Painter

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Matte Painter

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Matte Painter

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004)

Matte Painter

The Fifth Element (1997)

Matte Painter

Red Corner (1997)

Matte Painter

Seven Swords (2005)

Started comping images photo-chemically with lith film.. then discovered photoshop. Got into matte painting on 5th Element at DD, working in film, TVC's, concept art, publishing and oil painting.
Work History
  • Freelance Artist and Educator

    Ankaris

    January 2005 - Present

    Freelance Artist, Illustrator for the publishing industries.

    Fine Artist for private commission.

    Visual Development, Matte Painting & Concept Art for Film/TV projects.

  • Concept Artist

    Apple Inc.

    November 2020 - March 2021
    Sydney, Australia

    Foundation Season 2

  • Concept Artist - Alien Covenant

    20th Century Fox

    November 2015 - October 2016
  • Concept Artist - The Wolverine

    Fox Filmed Entertainment

    July 2012 - October 2012

    Concept Artist on The Wolverine at FOX Studios Sydney.

  • Production Designer, Concept Artist

    Fourth Magi

    June 2006 - September 2008
    Sydney, LA
  • Creative Director and co-founder

    Emerald City Design

    June 2002 - June 2004

    Co-founder of Emerald City Design.
    Director, VFX Designer, Matte Painter, Concept Artist

  • Matte Painter, Lord of the Rings, 1 and 2

    Wētā FX

    November 2000 - June 2002

    Senior Matte Painter at Weta Digital for Lord of the Rings, films 1 and 2.

  • Matte Painter, Farscape TV series, season 1

    Garner Maclennan Design

    July 1998 - October 1999

    Matte Painter on Farscape TV series, season 1.

    Season 1, Episode 1: Premiere
    Season 1, Episode 2: Exodus from Genesis
    Season 1, Episode 4: Throne for a Loss
    Season 1, Episode 6: Thank God It's Friday, Again
    Season 1, Episode 8: That Old Black Magic
    Season 1, Episode 9: DNA Mad Scientist
    Season 1, Episode 10: They've Got a Secret
    Season 1, Episode 11: Till the Blood Runs Clear
    Season 1, Episode 12: The Flax
    Season 1, Episode 13: Rhapsody in Blue
    Season 1, Episode 14: Jeremiah Crichton
    Season 1, Episode 16: A Human Reaction
    Season 1, Episode 19: Nerve
    Sea

  • Matte Painter

    Complete Post

    June 1997 - June 1998

    Matte Painter, mostly TVC's.

  • Matte Painter

    Digital Domain

    April 1996 - April 1997

    Matte Painter on: The Fifth Element, Red Corner

  • Matte Painter

    Photon Stockman

    1997 - 1997
  • Electronic Tradesman

    Australian Defence Industries

    January 1985 - October 1990

    Completed four year apprenticeship as Radio Tradesman with the DOD, Ammunition Factory Footscray/ Australian Defense Industries and almost two years as qualified Electronic Tradesman.

Education
  • RMIT University

    1991 - 1994