Jean-David Solon

Jean-David Solon

Jean-David Solon is an artist working in the vfx industry.

Senior Concept Artist - Matte Painter / 18 yrs

London, United Kingdom

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Senior Concept Artist

Uglies (2024)

Senior Concept Artist

Unfrosted (2024)

1 Episode

A Murder at the End of the World (2023)

Senior Concept Artist

Fast X (2023)

Senior Concept Artist

A Spy Among Friends (2023)

Concept Artist

House of the Dragon (2022)

Concept Illustrator

The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)

Senior Matte Painter

The King's Man (2021)

Senior Matte Painter

A Boy Called Christmas (2021)

Senior Concept Artist

The Wheel of Time (2021)

Senior Digital Matte Painter

No Time to Die (2021)

Senior Concept Artist

Pinocchio (2020)

Concept Artist

Bridgerton (2020)

Digital Matte Painter

Good Morning, Midnight (2020)

Concept Artist / Digital Matte Painter / Dmp Artist

The Witcher (2019)

Senior Concept Artist

Tolkien (2019)

Digital Matte Painter

The Current War (2019)

Matte Painter

Widows (2018)

Senior Concept Artist

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

Dmp Artist

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

Senior Concept Artist

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

Senior Concept Artist

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

Geostorm (2017)

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Concept Artist

The OA (2016)

Senior Concept Artist

The Crown (2016)

Doctor Strange (2016)

Matte Painter

Ant-Man (2015)

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Matte Painter

300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

Matte Painter

The Monuments Men (2014)

Matte Painter

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

Beans (2013)

Matte Painter

World War Z (2013)

Matte Painter

Iron Man 3 (2013)

Matte Painter

Skyfall (2012)

Digital Matte Painter

John Carter (2012)

Concept Artist

Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Digital Matte Painter

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Texture Artist

Your Highness (2011)

Digital Artist

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Digital Artist

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Texture Artist

Avatar (2009)

Modeler

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Visual Effects

The Hunt for Gollum (2009)

Modelling

Australia (2009)

Texture Artist

Wanted (2009)

Matte Painter

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Texture Artist

The Dark Knight (2008)

Texture Artist

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

Texture Artist

The Golden Compass (2007)

Digital Artist

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Jean-David Solon is an artist working in the vfx industry. With a traditionnal background and starting as a generalist, he specialised in Concept Art and Matte Painting for films.
Work History

  • Senior Concept Artist

    Ghost VFX

    May 2022 - Present
    London, England, United Kingdom

  • Framestore

    August 2019 - Present
    London, United Kingdom

  • Senior Concept Artist and Visual Development Artist

    Freelance

    August 2020 - April 2022
    London, United Kingdom

    Recent projects include : Award winning Midnight Sky, House of the Dragon, Alex Kurtzman's The Man Who Fell to Earth

  • Senior Matte Painter and Concept Artist

    Framestore

    August 2019 - July 2020
    London, United Kingdom

  • One Of Us

    January 2017 - August 2019
    London, United Kingdom

  • senior dmp and concept artist

    Method Studios

    December 2013 - November 2016

  • Senior Matte Painter and Concept Artist

    Method Studios

    2013 - 2016
    London, United Kingdom - LA, California, United St

  • Cinesite

    November 2010 - November 2013

  • Concept Artist - Matte Painter

    Cinesite

    2010 - 2013
    London, United Kingdom

  • Framestore

    September 2006 - October 2010

  • Texture artist - Modeler - Environment TD

    Framestore

    May 2009 - February 2010
    London, United Kingdom

    Clash of the Titans

  • Texture artist

    Framestore

    September 2009 - September 2009
    London, United Kingdom

    Avatar

  • Matte Painter / Texture artist

    Framestore

    February 2009 - April 2009

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Texture artist / Modeler

    Framestore

    October 2008 - January 2009

    Where the wild things are

  • Texture artist / Modeler

    Framestore

    September 2008 - October 2008

    Australia

  • Matte Painter / Texture artist

    Framestore

    April 2008 - September 2008

    The Tale of Despereaux

  • Lead Texture

    Framestore

    January 2008 - April 2008

    Wanted

  • Texture artist

    Framestore

    January 2008 - January 2008

    Batman - The Dark Knight

  • Texture artist

    Framestore

    August 2007 - January 2008

    Narnia - Prince Caspian

  • Texture artist / Modeler

    Framestore

    May 2007 - August 2007

    Primeval 2

  • Texture artist / Modeler

    Framestore

    March 2007 - May 2007

    The Golden Compass

  • Lighting TD / Modeler

    Framestore

    September 2006 - March 2007

    Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix

  • Modeler

    Mac Guff

    August 2006 - September 2006
    Paris Area, France
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Education

  • Digital Director

    SUPINFOCOM

    September 2004 - June 2006

  • Foundation in Classical Arts

    Ecole Emile Cohl

    September 2001 - June 2004

  • visual arts

    École de Communication (ECV)

    September 2000 - June 2001