PAOLA MUNOZ

PAOLA MUNOZ

Senior Matte Painter / Concept Artist / 6 yrs

Vancouver, Canada

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Visual Effects Concept Artist

The Gorge (2025)

Matte Painter / Concept Artist

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024)

Matte Painter / Concept Artist

Lift (2024)

Matte Painter / Concept Artist

Iwájú (2024)

Concept Artist

Halo (2022)

Matte Painter / Concept Artist

Moon Knight (2022)

Matte Painter / Concept Artist

Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)

Matte Painter / Concept Artist

Snowpiercer (2020)

Concept Artist

Alien: Ore (2019)

Work History
  • Matte Painter / Concept Artist

    Image Engine

    February 2022 - October 2023


    Concept Art - Halo Series
    Creating Digital Matte Paintings and set extensions for:
    Obi-Wan Kenobi
    The School for Good and Evil
    Moon Knight
    Snowpiercer season 3 & 4
    Lift
    Avatar: The Last Airbender

  • Matte Painter / Concept Artist

    Cinesite

    April 2022 - September 2022

    Creating Digital Matte paintings for the Disney animated series Iwájú.

  • Matte Painter / Concept Artist

    NGX Interactive

    September 2019 - November 2021
    Vancouver

    I began as a Concept Artist, working on various game projects and interactive experiences for clients worldwide, including Autodesk and Mattel. As the studio expanded, I was entrusted with the role of leading and supervising the CG department for specific projects. This new position encompassed participating in client meetings, assisting with production scheduling, creating detailed scopes (bidding times for production), and overseeing a team of in-house and outsourced Artists, such as Modelers, Texture Artists, Concept Artists, Illustrators, and others. My main objective was to ensure the delivery of high-quality and visually appealing products that aligned with the director's vision

  • Freelance Concept Artist

    Freelance

    2018 - 2018
    Vancouver y alrededores, Canadá

    2018- Alien 40th Anniversary Short film ORE.
    working next to José Julián Londoño Calle creating the concept Art for the movie .
    Directed by Kailey Spear and Sam Spear
    Produced by Victoria Burkhart
    Vfx by Image Engine

  • Storyboard Artist & Illustrator

    Various

    2018 - 2018
    Vancouver y alrededores, Canadá

    2018-
    I made the entire story board for the short film "DUÉRMETE NIÑO: A Bedtime Horror Story”"​ and help the director Freddy Chávez to bring his vision to life.
    -I also help the director creating the poster for the film.
    Credits:
    Directed by Freddy Chávez Olmos
    Written by Victor Osuna/F.Ch.O
    Supervising Producer Victoria Burkhart
    Producer Synnove Godeseth
    Visual Effects by Image Engine
    In collaboration with Bell Media/Creative BC

  • Concept Artist & DMP

    Mompozt

    October 2016 - October 2016

    I worked creating different concept art pieces for multiple international clients.

  • Lead concept artist

    Circo films

    May 2016 - October 2016

    I was the principal concept artist and character designer for the Colombian Feature Film Virginia Casta.

  • Concept Artist and 2D Animator

    Plan 9 Media

    February 2016 - 2016
    Bogotá D.C., Colombia

    I worked creating different concept art pieces for multiple international clients.

  • Graphic designer

    NúcleoCom - Publicidade e Gestão de Marcas

    March 2014 - December 2014
    Brasil
  • Motion Designer

    La Jota Films

    September 2013 - 2013
Education
  • Diploma (with Honors) in 3D Animation & VFX

    Vancouver Film School

    2018 - 2019
  • Comunicación audiovisual y multimedios, Animación, tecnología interact

    Universidad de La Sabana

    2009 - 2015