Owen Rohu

Owen Rohu

Senior Matte Painter / 9 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Background Designer

Brown and Friends (2022)

Matte Painting Artist

Love, Death & Robots (2019)

Background Artist

Moon Man (2014)

Matte Painter

ModNation Racers (2010)

Matte Painter

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Matte Painter

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Digital Matte Painter

Men in Black: International (2019)

Matte Painter

The Emoji Movie (2017)

Matte Painter

Angry Birds Blues (2017)

Senior Matte Painter

Henchmen (2020)

Matte Painter

Happily N'Ever After (2007)

Additional Background Artist

Brother Bear 2 (2006)

Background Artist

The Jungle Book 2 (2003)

Background Artist

Return to Never Land (2002)

Background Artist

Titan A.E. (2000)

Background Artist

Bartok The Magnificent (1999)

Background Artist

The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998)

Background Artist

Anastasia (1997)

Key Background Painter

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)

Background Artist

The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)

Work History

  • Senior Matte Painter

    Animal Logic

    June 2021 - November 2022
    Vancouver

  • Matte Painter

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    October 2016 - February 2020
    Vancouver

    The Mitchells Vs the Machines (CG Feature Film)
    Men in Black International (VFX Feature Film)
    Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse (CG Feature Film)
    Love, Death & Robots (VFX/CG Netflix Series)
    Spider-Man Homecoming (VFX Feature Film)
    The Emoji Movie (Feature Film)

  • Matte Painter & Project Development

    Bardel Entertainment

    July 2016 - October 2016
    Vancouver

    Angry Birds Blues

  • Senior Matte Painter

    Bron Studios

    July 2015 - July 2016
    Vancouver

    Henchmen (Feature Film)

  • BG Artist

    A. Film Animation Studios

    June 2014 - June 2015
    Ireland

    Angry Birds

  • Concept Artist / Matte Painter

    Freelance

    August 2002 - November 2014
    Ireland

    Feature Films, Gaming Environments & T.V.

  • Lead Concept Artist

    Trilabyrinth Animation

    January 2012 - January 2014
    Ireland

    Gaming Environments for Walt Disney & Lucas Arts

  • Background Artist/ Colour Key Artist / Trainer

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    August 2000 - September 2002
    Australia

    The Lion King - Simbas Pride
    The Jungle Book 2
    Peter Pan - Return to Neverland

  • Background Artist / Establishing Shots

    20th Century Fox Animation

    May 1996 - April 2000
    Arizona, U.S.A.

    Anastasia
    Titan A.E.
    Bartok the Magnificent

  • Colour keys / Trainer; Background Artistic Assistant

    Sullivan Bluth Studios

    June 1994 - October 1995
    Ireland

    The Pebble & the Penguin
    All Dogs go to Heaven 2

  • Background Painter; Colour Key Artist

    Murakami Wolf Animation Studios

    June 1990 - June 1994
    Ireland

    Speed Racer
    Budgie the Helicopter
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Education

  • Oil Painting; Landscape Painting

    Scottsdale Art School, Phoenix, Arizona

    1999 - 2000

  • Bachelor's degree in Visual Communications

    College of Marketing & Design, Dublin, Ireland

    ? - ?

  • Art & Design

    Ballyfermot College, Dublin, Ireland

    ? - ?