Katie Morris

Katie Morris

Senior Digital Paint Artist / 25 yrs

San Francisco, CA

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Rotoscope And Paint Artist

Wicked (2024)

Rotoscope And Paint Artist

Twisters (2024)

Rotoscope And Paint Artist

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)

Digital Artist

The Marvels (2023)

Digital Artist

The Creator (2023)

Digital Artist

Ahsoka (2023)

Digital Artist

The Batman (2022)

Digital Artist

Black Widow (2021)

Digital Artist

Aladdin (2019)

Digital Artist

Us (2019)

Digital Paint And Roto Artist

Dreamcatcher (2019)

Digital Artist

Aquaman (2016)

Digital Artist

Pacific Rim (2013)

Digital Artist

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Digital Artist / Texture Artist

The Last Airbender (2010)

Digital Artist

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Digital Artist

Star Trek (2009)

Digital Artist

Iron Man (2008)

Digital Paint And Roto Artist

Transformers (2007)

Digital Artist

Eragon (2006)

Digital Artist

Rent (2005)

Digital Paint And Rotoscope Artist

The Island (2005)

Digital Paint And Roto Artist

War of the Worlds (2005)

Digital Paint And Roto Supervisor

Van Helsing (2004)

Digital Paint And Rotoscope Artist

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Lead Digital Paint And Roto Artist

AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Digital Paint And Roto Artist

The Mummy Returns (2001)

Digital Paint And Rotoscope Artist

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)

Digital Paint And Rotoscope Artist

Mission to Mars (2000)

Digital Paint And Rotoscope Artist

The Haunting (1999)

Digital Paint And Rotoscope Artist

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Digital Paint And Roto Artist

Snake Eyes (1998)

Digital Paint And Roto Artist

Deep Impact (1998)

Visual Effects Production

Twister (1996)

Work History
  • Digital VFX Roto and Paint Artist/Supervisor/Trainer *AVAILABLE FOR WO

    Katie Morris FX

    November 2024 - Present
  • KMFX Scripts

    KMFX

    October 2020 - Present

    A collection of hotkey and workflow enhancement python scripts for use in Silhouette FX software by Boris FX. KMFX Scripts is an Open Source project released under a BSD 3-clause license.

  • Digital Artist @ Magnit Global (onsite) at Apple Inc.

    Magnit

    October 2024 - November 2024

    Digital Artist

  • VFX Rotoscoping and Digital Paint Trainer/Mentor

    Alpha Chromatica

    September 2024 - October 2024
    Remote

    Periodic roto and paint training instructor and mentor.

  • Digital Artist @ Magnit Global (onsite) at Apple Inc.

    Magnit

    August 2024 - September 2024

    Digital Artist

  • Rotoscoping Artist

    RH

    July 2024 - July 2024
    Corte Madera, California, United States · On-site

    Rotoscoping artist and workflow trainer

  • Digital Artist @ Magnit Global (onsite) at Apple Inc.

    Magnit

    May 2024 - June 2024
    Sunnyvale, California, United States · On-site

    Digital Artist

  • Senior Digital Paint Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    April 2024 - May 2024
    San Francisco Bay Area · Hybrid
  • Visual Effects Paint and Roto Artist and Trainer

    Freelance

    January 2024 - March 2024
    Remote

    I created a Silhouette Paint Tutorial Series for BorisFX.

  • Rotoscoping Artist

    RH

    February 2024 - February 2024
    Corte Madera, California, United States · On-site

    Rotoscoping artist, trainer and workflow advisor.

  • Senior Digital Paint Artist - over 25 years at ILM

    Industrial Light & Magic

    September 2022 - January 2024
    San Francisco, California, United States

    Latest announced projects - The Creator, The Marvels

  • VFX Trainer

    Katie Morris FX

    January 2023 - January 2023
    Remote

    Free Silhouette Roto Essentials tutorials - excellent training for the beginner just starting out, or wanting to learn how to roto in Silhouette. Great refresh for the veteran artist with lots tricks and tips for tracking and all the hotkey shortcuts you never new about.

  • Lead Paint and Roto Artist - Lead on "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Amon

    Industrial Light & Magic

    September 2021 - September 2022
    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Additional projects - Department trainer and Digital Artist: Batman, The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Aquaman and the Last Kingdom

  • Visual Effects Training Professor

    FXPHD

    April 2020 - August 2022

    As an fxphd Professor I create VFX Roto and Paint courses.
    SIL101: Introduction to Silhouette and Roto
    SIL102: Introduction to Silhouette and Paint, Part 1
    SIL103: Introduction to Silhouette and Paint, Part 2

  • Digital Artist and Supervisor

    NDA Client One

    March 2021 - June 2021
  • Consulting Specialist

    Netflix

    February 2021 - March 2021

    VFX Roto and Paint Consultant for the NetFX platform.

  • Digital Artist and Supervisor

    NDA Client One

    September 2020 - December 2020
  • Digital Artist for Sandboarding on Dragon Hill, shot in 8K UHD

    FASTFOKUS

    June 2020 - June 2020
  • Guest Artist Presenter

    Boris FX

    January 2020 - January 2020
    United States

    Presented Live Webinar showcasing Silhouette 2020 and the Mocha Pro Plug-in.

  • Digital Paint and Roto Supervisor

    Alchemic LTD

    April 2019 - October 2019
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Digital Paint and Roto Supervisor
    Junior Compositor
    Outsourcing Coordinator/QC/Fixer
    Software Advisor

  • Senior Digital Paint Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    May 1994 - March 2019
    San Francisco Bay Area · On-site

    2D and 3D Digital Painter and Rotoscoper
    Paint Animator
    Plate Reconstruction
    Trainer/Software Documentation

Education
  • MBA

    Golden Gate University

    ? - ?
  • Communication Studies

    UC Santa Barbara

    ? - ?