Amy Taylor (Paskow)

Amy Taylor (Paskow)

Lead Digital Matte Painter / Matte Painting Supervisor / 20 yrs

Miami, Florida

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Digital Matte Painter

Alien: Covenant (2021)

Matte Painter

The Green Goddess (2021)

3D Artist

The Lion King (2019)

Digital Matte Painter

Suicide Squad (2016)

Digital Matte Painter

The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Digital Matte Painter

The Jungle Book (2016)

Matte Painter

Terminator: Genisys (2015)

Digital Matte Painter

Cinderella (2015)

Digital Matte Painter

Into the Woods (2014)

Digital Matte Painter

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Digital Matte Painter

Jersey Boys (2014)

3D Digital Matte Painter

Maleficent (2014)

Matte Painter

Carrie (2013)

Matte Painter

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)

Matte Painter

42 (2013)

Matte Painter

Vikings (2013)

Staff Digital Matte Painter

This Means War (2012)

Flame Compositor

Operation: Endgame (2012)

Staff Digital Matte Painter

Tower Heist (2011)

Freelance Matte Painter

Boardwalk Empire (2010)

Assistant Flame Artist / Compositor

The Nanny Diaries (2007)

Flame Artist

Perfect Stranger (2007)

Matte Painter

Rescue Me (2004)
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Digital Matte Painter
Lead Matte Painter and Concept/Environment artist
Lead/Senior Digital Matte Painting/Environments
OSCAR and BAFTA winning Matte Painter with experience blockbuster films, Episodic, TV and Commericals.19 years in the Industry returning to the states after travelling the globe to work. I've helped build matte painting pipelines and built complex environments with large scale teams.
Work History

  • Senior/Lead/Supervising Matte Painter

    Union Visual Effects

    November 2022 - March 2024
    Fitzrovia, London

    Won BAFTA for Poor Things
    Slow Horses Season 4-5
    Tattooist Of Auschwitz Award Nominated for VFX

  • 3D Digital Matte Painter

    MPC

    May 2013 - June 2022
    London, United Kingdom

    Lion King 2019
    Jungle Book
    Tarzan
    Suicide Squad
    Alien:Covenant
    Terminator Genysis
    Matte Painter: "Maleficent"
    Matte Painter: "Jersey Boys"
    Concept Artist/Pre-Pro Layout:: "Night at the Museum 3"

  • Matte Painter

    Mr. X

    2012 - April 2013
    Canada/New York

    42
    The Mortal Instruments: City OF Bones
    Vikings (The History Channel)
    Carrie

  • Staff Digital Matte Painter

    Method Studios

    April 2011 - October 2012
    New York, New York

    Tower Heist
    Kiss of the Damned
    This Means War
    G.I. Joe
    Place Beyond The Pines

  • Freelance Matte Painter

    CHRLX

    January 2011 - March 2011
    New York, New York

  • Matte Painter

    Brand New School

    December 2010 - January 2011
    New York, New York

  • Freelance Matte Painter/Storyboarding

    Molecule VFX

    November 2010 - December 2010
    New York, New York

    TV Series "Rescue Me"
    TV Series "Royal Pains"

  • Freelance Matte Painter

    Imaginary Forces

    August 2010 - August 2010
    New York, New York

    HBO Series "Boardwalk Empire" Opening Sequence

  • Freelance Matte Painter

    The Mill

    December 2009 - August 2010
    New York, New York

  • Matte Painter/Compositor

    Dream Riders

    July 2009 - November 2009
    New York, New York

    Project End Game

  • Matte Painter/2D Generalist

    Motion Theory

    August 2008 - May 2009
    Santa Monica, California

    Creating photo-real environments, backgrounds and textures for 2D and 3D projections

  • Freelance Matte Painter/Texture Artist

    Motion Theory

    March 2008 - July 2008

  • Flame Artist

    RhinoFX

    September 2006 - November 2007

    Nanny Diaries
    Perfect Stranger

  • Photo Retoucher

    BBC America

    2007 - 2007

    The Economist
    BBC Worldwide billboards

  • Smoke/Flame Artist

    CODA Visual Effects

    October 2004 - September 2006

    Beauty Retouch/Compositor for High End Beauty Clients
    Revlon
    Clairol
    True Match
    L'Oreal
    Neutrogena

  • Lingerie Designer

    International Intimates Inc.

    August 2003 - October 2004

    Victoria's Secret
    La Senza

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Education

  • Gnomon School of Visual Effects

    2008 - 2008

  • International School of Painting, Drawing and Scul

    2004 - 2004

  • University of Florida

    1999 - 2003