Jason Pethtel

Jason Pethtel

Matte Painter/Environment Artist/CG Generalist

Environment Artist / CG Generalist / 12 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Environments Lead

Lady in the Lake (2024)

Environments Lead

The Big Cigar (2024)

Environments Lead

Fallout (2024)

Environments Lead

Baghead (2024)

Senior Environment Artist

The Three-Body Problem (2024)

Environments Lead

Irish Wish (2024)

Matte Painter

Cabrini (2024)

Environments Lead

Night Swim (2024)

Senior Environment Artist

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)

Environments Lead

The Color Purple (2023)

Senior Environment Artist

Rebel Moon (2023)

Environments Lead

Murder Mystery 2 (2023)

Digital Artist

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

Environments Lead

Gotham Knights (2023)

Environments Lead

Quantum Leap (2022)

Matte Painter

The Bad Guys (2022)

Set Extension Artist

Encanto (2021)

Environments Lead

CSI: Vegas (2021)

Matte Painter

Spirit Riding Free (2021)

Senior Environment Artist

Shadow and bone (2021)

Digital Matte Painter

Because of Charley (2021)

Environments Lead

Resident Alien (2021)

Environments Lead

Your Honor (2020)

Matte Painter

The Croods 2 (2020)

Environments Lead

Snowpiercer (2020)

Matte Painter

Trolls World Tour (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

See (2019)

Environments Lead

Nancy Drew (2019)

Matte Painter

Abominable (2019)

Dmp / Texture Artist-Virtual Art Department

The Lion King (2019)

Concept Artist

Deadwood: The Movie (2019)

Environments Lead

The Umbrella Academy (2019)

Matte Painter

L.A. Confidential (2019)

Digital Compositor

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Matte Painter

FBI (2018)

Matte Painter

I Feel Bad (2018)

Digital Matte Painter

The Beacon (2018)

Matte Painter

Castle Rock (2018)

Matte Painter

Strange Angel (2018)

Matte Painter

Lost in Space (2018)

Environments Lead

Station 19 (2018)

Matte Painter

God Particle (2018)

Matte Painter

For Love (2018)

Matte Painter

Young Sheldon (2017)

Matte Painting Compositor

The Boss Baby (2017)

Matte Painter

S.W.A.T. (2017)

Matte Painter

Future Man (2017)

Matte Painter

Why Him? (2016)

Matte Painter

The OA (2016)

Matte Painting Compositor

Trolls (2016)

Matte Painter

Bull (2016)

Matte Painter

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016)

Matte Painter

The Man in the High Castle (2015)

Matte Painter

Empire (2015)

300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

Winter's Tale (2014)

2.5D Artist

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (2014)

2.5D Artist

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor (2014)

Matte Painter

Scorpion (2014)

Matte Painter

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)

Matte Painting TD

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

Matte Painter

Game of Thrones (2011)

Matte Painter

American Horror Story (2011)

Matte Painter

The Walking Dead (2010)

Matte Painter

Criminal Minds (2005)
Work History

  • Head of Environments

    CoSA VFX

    August 2022 - Present
    Los Angeles, California, US

  • Previs Artist/Matte Painter/CG Generalist

    Freelance Digital Artist

    2009 - Present
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Matte Painter/Generalist/Designer

    Freelance Digital Artist

    November 2008 - Present

  • Senior Houdini Generalist

    ScanlineVFX

    January 2022 - August 2022

  • Senior Generalist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    October 2021 - December 2021

  • Senior Environment Artist (VAD)

    Narwhal Studios

    August 2021 - October 2021
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  • Unreal Artist

    Zoic Studios

    June 2021 - July 2021
    Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

  • Set Extension Artist

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    March 2021 - May 2021
    Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Matte Painter

    DreamWorks Animation

    October 2018 - March 2021
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Matte Painter

    FuseFX

    August 2018 - September 2018

  • Matte Painter

    GIANTSTEP

    June 2018 - July 2018

  • Matte Painter

    Mirada Studios

    June 2015 - June 2018

    Lexus commercials

  • Generalist/Matte Painter

    Mirada Studios

    May 2018 - June 2018
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Matte Painter

    FuseFX

    March 2018 - May 2018

    2018 Pilot Season

  • nuke compositor

    Duncan Studio

    November 2017 - March 2018
    Pasadena, California

    nuke compositing for Mary Poppins Returns

  • Matte Painter

    MPC

    November 2017 - November 2017
    Culver City, California

    US Navy commercial

  • Sets VAD/ Environment Artist

    MPC

    February 2017 - October 2017

    cg assets (modeling/sculpting) layout, texturing, Unity/VR implementation

  • Matte Painter

    FuseFX

    October 2017 - October 2017
    Los Angeles, California

    Lost in Space

  • Matte Painter

    Mousetrappe

    2016 - 2017
    Burbank, California

    Special venue presentations

  • Matte Painter

    Mirada Studios

    December 2016 - December 2016

    Netflix promo

  • Matte Painting Compositor

    DreamWorks Animation

    January 2016 - December 2016

    Trolls
    Boss Baby

  • Matte Painter

    Mirada Studios

    October 2015 - November 2015

  • Matte Painter

    Method Studios

    September 2015 - October 2015
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Target commercial

  • Matte Painter

    Logan

    August 2015 - September 2015

    Honda commercials

  • Matte Painter

    Mirada Studios

    July 2015 - August 2015

    Independent short film

  • Matte Painter

    Mirada Studios

    June 2015 - June 2015

    Lexus commercials

  • Matte Painter

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    February 2015 - April 2015

    Game of Thrones

  • Matte Painter

    Blur Studio

    November 2014 - February 2015

    One World Observatory elevator presentation

  • Generalist

    Framestore

    November 2014 - November 2014

    Layout for Target commercials

  • 2.5D Artist - Cinematics

    Blizzard Entertainment

    April 2014 - November 2014

    Modeling, animating, compositing and cleanup for cinematics

  • Matte Painter

    Charlie Company

    March 2014 - April 2014

    Matte Painting for DirectTV commercials

  • Matte Painter

    Ant Farm

    January 2014 - February 2014
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Marvel Universe Live concept

  • Concept Artist

    The Ant Farm

    January 2014 - February 2014

    Concept for Marvel Universe Live

  • Matte Painting TD

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    November 2012 - April 2013
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    300: Rise of an Empire (2013)
    Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

  • Generalist, Matte Painter

    Prologue Pictures

    September 2013 - 2013

    Guinness commercial

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