Matte Painter, concept artist, and illustrator with experience producing work for feature films, advertising, gaming, and book.
Work History
Matte Painter / Concept Artist
Freelance
April 2013 - November 2013
Matte Painting 3D projected sequences for advertising campaigns
Concept Artist on undisclosed feature film project -- environments and creature work
Color keys for animation and cg lighting reference -- digital painting over grayscale renders
Working with models/actors and directing during still photography reference shoots.
Illustrator
Freelance
April 2008 - November 2013
Illustration in areas of book, website, editorial, and advertising (freelance)
Matte Painter / Concept Artist
SPIN VFX
July 2012 - 2013
Creating matte paintings and set extensions for feature films and television series.
Concept art for film pitches, look development, and shot concepts.
Matte painting projection in Nuke.
Worked closely with compositors in Nuke and 3D layout artists to create final mattes for film.
Game of Thrones
After Earth
The Borgias
All is Lost
Nikita
Matte Painter / Concept Artist
Mr. X
September 2008 - May 2012
Created photo-real environments, mattes, and set extensions for feature films.
Concept art for film pitches, look development, and shot concepts.
Environment, character, creature, and prop design
Worked closely with compositors in Nuke and 3D artists to create final mattes for film.
Used SLR cameras to shoot reference of sets, environments, and models
Story-boarding vfx sequences.
Resident Evil: Retribution
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
The Thing
The Three Musketeers
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Hot Tub Time Machine
Taking Woodstock
Graphic Artist/ Illustrator
Girl Guides of Canada
April 2007 - August 2007
Illustration work for use in print and web
Production of clean vector artwork of animated characters for use in illustration and animated flash presentations
Concepts for an interactive game portion of the main website.
Working closely on a team with a graphic designer and web designer as sources of art direction.