Christophe Vacher

Christophe Vacher

Art Director/Concept Artist for the Entertainment Industry

Art Director/Vis Dev / Concept Artist

Los Angeles, CA

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Art Director

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020)

Matte Painter

Phantasm: Ravager (2016)

Visual Development Consultant

Advantageous (2015)

vfx art director

Transformers Prime (2010)

Art Director

9 (2005)

Head of Backgrounds, Background painter,

Treasure Planet (2002)

Animation Art Director

Enchanted (2007)

Visual Effects Art Director

Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (2013)

Visual Effects Art Director

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015)

Visual Development Artist

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (2010)

Visual development artist

Despicable Me (2010)

Art Director on the short film "Mars Bar

Shark Tale (2004)

Visual Development Artist

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

Head of Backgrounds, Background painter,

Fantasia 2000 (2000)

Visual development artist

Dinosaur (2000)

Background painter

Tarzan (1999)

Background Painter

Hercules (1997) (1997)

Beauty and the Beast (1996) (1996)

Head of Backgrounds, Background painter,

A Goofy Movie (1995)

Christophe Vacher is a two-time Emmy Award Winner and two-time Annie Award Nominee Art Director and Concept artist who has provided artwork for the Entertainment industry and most major Hollywood Studios since 1989.
His personal work can be seen permanently in several galleries and various Art collections in Europe and the United States.
Originally French, he lives in California.
Work History

  • Art Director

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    September 2021 - December 2022

  • Art Director

    DreamWorks Animation

    January 2019 - June 2021
    Glendale, California, US

  • Production Designer

    Aquamen Entertainment

    February 2018 - December 2018
    Los Angeles, California, US

  • VFX Art Director/Supervising Color Designer for "Transformer

    Hasbro Studios

    February 2010 - June 2017

    Supervising the art direction (color, lighting, texturing, Matte paintings and FX, from concepts to final shots) of the CG animated TV show "Transformers Prime." Creating the final look of the show, training the artists working directly and indirectly with me, and controlling the visual quality of the show from start to finish, while trying to stay within the boundaries of established budget and time frame.

  • visual effects art director

    Hasbro

    August 2013 - August 2015

  • Visual development artist on "Tinkerbell 3"

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    July 2009 - December 2009

    Create artwork along with other artists to help visualizing the movie's imaginary world and the director's vision.

  • Designer/Concept artist for the movie "Oz 3D" (aborted)

    Hot Donut Productions

    February 2009 - March 2009

    Create artwork along with other artists to help visualizing the movie's imaginary world and the director's vision.

  • Production Designer/Art Director for the movie "Talekeepers"

    Talecity Productions

    July 2008 - December 2008

    Supervising the design and art direction, from concepts to final shots, of the CG animated feature film "Talekeepers." Creating the design and final look of the movie, training the artists working directly and indirectly with me, and controlling the visual quality of the film from start to finish, while trying to stay within the boundaries of established budget and time frame.

  • Visual development artist on "Despicable Me"

    Illumination Entertainment

    May 2008 - June 2008

    Create artwork along with other artists to help visualizing the movie's imaginary world and the director's vision.

  • Art Director for the movie "9"

    Focus Features

    January 2007 - May 2008

    Supervising the art direction (color, lighting, texturing, Matte paintings and FX, from concepts to final shots) of the CG animated feature film "9." Creating the final look of the movie, training the artists working directly and indirectly with me, and controlling the visual quality of the film from start to finish, while trying to stay within the boundaries of established budget and time frame.

  • Art Director and production design on "Enchanted"

    Walt Disney Pictures

    September 2005 - December 2006

    Supervising the design and art direction, from concepts to final shots, of the animated segment of the feature film "Enchanted." Creating the design and final look of the segment, training the artists working with me, and controlling the visual quality of the animated segment from start to finish, while trying to stay within the boundaries of established budget and time frame.

  • Art Director on the short film "Mars Bar"(unreleased)

    Studio Arts, Ltd.

    June 2004 - September 2005

  • Visual Development Artist

    Dreamworks Studios

    2003 - 2004

    Visual Development Artist and background/matte painter for the following:
    -Shark Tale
    -Flushed Away
    -Added dvd segment on "Sinbad".

  • Head of Backgrounds, Background painter, Visual Development

    Walt Disney Pictures

    1993 - 2002

    Movies:
    -Treasure Planet
    -Tarzan
    -Fantasia 2000
    -Dinosaur
    -Hercules
    -The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
    -A Goofy movie

  • Character Designer, Visual development Artist, Layout Artist

    IDDH, Typhoon Studios, Le DAF

    1989 - 1992

    TV series:
    -Bamboo Bears (1992) Le Daf Studios, Paris, France
    -The Tales of Pere Castor (1992) Typhoon Studios, Paris, France
    -Highlander (Animated TV show) (1992) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France
    -Back to the future (1992) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France
    -The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France
    -Conan The Adventurer (1991) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France
    -Bucky O’Hare (1991) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France
    -My little Pony Tales (1991) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, France
    -Little Dracula (1991) IDDH Studios, Angouleme, Franc

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Education

  • Université des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Clerm

    1986 - 1988

  • Sevigné-St Louis, France.

    1971 - 1984