Peter Toufidis
Concept Artist / Matte Painter / Art Director
Supervisor Matte Painting Supervisor / VFX Art Director / 20 yrs
Montréal, Canada
Hire Me
: 2D & 3D - Matte Painting / Environment Art / Visual Development / Concept Art / Illustration / Art Direction.
Over 20 years of professional experience creating images. Over 10 of them for major studios & clients in the vfx entertainment industry in feature films and tv. Both onsite collaborating with high end post production studios around the world as well as independently as a freelance consultant & artist with client facing experience - from pre to post.
Ability to take direction and provide direction creatively and technically in a lead/supervisory role. (bidding, scheduling, crew supervision & support, assessing work with regard to technical and artistic requirements & assignment with regards to deadlines from small to larger bodies of work collaborating with production & other departments and disciplines as well as clients such as Directors and other major stakeholders towards a vision/goal).
Educated in the Traditional Fine Arts as well as Commercial Photography prior to my experience in CG/VFX. Giving me a good foundation in the fundamentals of creating images and visual solutions with a sensitivity to the photographed image all in relation to colour, design, composition, lighting etc.
Work History
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Senior Matte Painter / Environment Artist / Concept Artist
Image Engine
August 2017 - October 2017Vancouver, Canada
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Senior Matte Painter / Environment Artist / Concept Artist
Double Negative
November 2016 - May 2017Vancouver, Canada
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Senior DigiMatte Painter & 3D Generalist (Matte Painter & Environment
Industrial Light & Magic
February 2016 - July 2016
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Lead Matte Painter / Environment Artist / VFX Art Director
Iloura
July 2014 - August 2015Sydney, AustraliaLeading the DMP / Environment dept. as well as providing VFX Art Direction / Conceptual Designs
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Lead Matte Painter / 3D Environment Artist / Concept Artist
Animal Logic
February 2012 - March 2013Sydney, AustraliaWalking with Dinosaurs 3d (directed by Pierre de Lespinois / Neil Nightingale)
Full CG matte painting environments sequences/plate extensions and modifications.
Provided DMP Technical Direction & VFX Art Direction (concept and production art) as well planning/budgeting of shots and cameras to match the intended brief.
(Combination of software used: Maya, Zbrush & Vue created Environments. Modeling, setting up camera projections for Matte Painted and Textured elements to match the brief and cover all shots within the sequences and budget.)
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Senior Matte Painter & Concept Artist
Method Studios
July 2011 - October 2011Vancouver, Canada AreaJ. Edgar (directed by Clint Eastwood)
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (directed by Brad Peyton)
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Senior Matte Painter / Environment TD / Concept Artist
MPC
July 2010 - December 2010Vancouver, Canada AreaSucker Punch (directed by Zack Snyder)
The Big Year (directed by David Frankel)
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Matte Painter / Environment TD / Concept Artist
Mr. X
2009 - July 2010Toronto, Canada AreaResident Evil 4: Afterlife in 3D (directed by Paul W.S. Anderson)
Scott Pilgrim vs the World (directed by Edgar Wright)
Letters to Juliet (directed by Gary Winick)
Charlie St. Cloud (directed by Burr Steers)
Beastly (directed by Daniel Barnz)
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Education
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AEC in Commercial Photography
Dawson College - Commercial Photography
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DEC in Fine Art, Cinema
Dawson College - Fine Arts & Cinema
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AEC in Graphic Design & Multimedia
International Academy of Design - Graphic Design & Multimedia
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