Brian Kang

Brian Kang

Mid-level Matte Painter / 8 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Matte Painter

Fighter (2024)

Environment Generalist TD

The Last Of Us (2023)

Visual Effects Artist

The Book of Boba Fett (2021)

Visual Effects Artist

Mulan (2020)

Digital Matte Painter

Snowpiercer (2020)

Digital Matte Painter

Sonic The Hedgehog (2020)

Digital Matte Painter

Ad Astra (2019)

Digital Matte Painter

Aquaman (2018)

Visual Effects Artist

Tomb Raider (2018)

Matte Painting Intern

Homeland (2011)

Work History
  • Matte Painter

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    August 2019 - November 2019
  • Digital Matte Painter/Environment Artist

    MPC

    January 2018 - August 2019
    Vancouver, BC

    Matte Painter on Aquaman
    Matte Painter on Ad Astra
    Matte Painter on Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
    Matte Painter on Sonic the Hedgehog

  • Freelance Matte Painter

    yU+co

    August 2017 - November 2017
    Los Angeles, California

    Created illustrations and key art for Tomb Raider (2018) and other title sequence designs.

  • Freelance Matte Painter

    General Population

    June 2017 - June 2017

    Worked on in-house projects requiring plate cleanup, texturing, and painting.

  • Instructor

    Vision21 Art & Design

    August 2015 - April 2016
    Diamond Bar

    Taught high school students the fundamentals of drawing and painting.

  • Intern

    Zoic Studios

    May 2015 - August 2015

    Matte painted a background for the television series Homeland. Assisted the studio in various tasks.

  • Freelance 2D Artist

    Red 5 Studios

    June 2015 - June 2015

    Designed and painted in-game items for Firefall.

Education
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA in Illustration

    ArtCenter College of Design

    2012 - 2017