Rocky Schouten

Rocky Schouten

Freelance Visual Development Artist

Mid-level Visual Development / 11 yrs

Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Storyboard Artist & Cinematic Artist

Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds (2017)

Cinematic Artist

Horizon: Zero Dawn (2017)

Additional Cinematics

Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)

Digital Matte Painting, Concept Artist & Generalist

The Space Between Us (2017)

Visual Effects Artist

The Surprise (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

Those Who Feel the Fire Burning (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

Marry Me (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

Son of Mine (2015)

Visual Effects Artist

The New Rijksmuseum - The Film (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Infiltrant (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

p (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Voor Emilia (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Hollands Hoop (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

Dagboek van een postduif (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

The Surrender (2014)

Visual Effects Supervisor

Panopticum (2014)

Visual Effects Artist

De Surprise

Visual Effects Artist

Gluckauf

Matte Painting - Tectonic Plates
Matte Painting - Subduction Zone
Matte Painting - Gravel Plains
Visual Development
No Farewells - Hey! Give that back!
Visual Development
No Farewells - Gift of the Sage
Visual Development
No Farewells - Hurry up!
Visual Development
No Farewells - The last night before goodbye!
Visual Development
No Farewells - Papa don't go!
Visual Development
Orvin To The Moon - Malfunction!?
Visual Development
Orvin To The Moon - Scrum time!!
Visual Development
Orvin To The Moon - The Dream
Visual Development
The First Contact - Remerged
Visual Development
Passing the Conductor- Remerged
Visual Development
Legend of Ikto - Concept Art
Visual Development
Crystal Temple - Rude Awakening
Visual Development
The Dragon Shrine - Rude Awakening
Visual Development
Into the Canyon
Visual Development
Mountain Ridge
Visual Development
Demolition Mountain
Visual Development
Forest of the Corrupted Shrine
Visual Development
Research at Vartan-T79
Visual Development
Monkey Temple
The Lost Fortress
Cargo
Sage of The Forest
Matte Painter / 3D / matte painting
Promotional Artwork - The Space Between Us
Matte Painter / matte painting
Beacon Island - Digital Matte Painting
Matte Painter / matte painting
Military base - Digital Matte Painting
Rocky Schouten is a Netherlands-based Freelance Visual Development Artist working in the entertainment industry (Films and Games) since 2015 as a professional. He has worked on numerous projects during these years such as Rude Awakening (2020), The Legend of Ikto (2019) and Horizon Zero Dawn (2017).

He worked himself up through all kind of different projects that variates from Storyboarding, Concept Art, Pre-Production, Post-Production and Working on set.

Rocky is a Visual Storyteller that wants to craft worlds and stories that have a emotional impact with a intriguing narrative and also visually appealing. His biggest goal is to Direct a Feauture Drama.
Work History

  • Visual Development Artist

    NEP The Netherlands

    October 2020 - Present
    Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

    Freelance (short term)

  • Visual Development Artist

    The Outpost

    July 2020 - August 2020
    Utrecht, Nederland

    Freelance (short term)

  • Visual Development Artist

    Colorbleed Studios

    June 2020 - July 2020
    Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

    Freelance (short term)

  • Concept Artist

    Scape Agency

    May 2020 - May 2020
    Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

    Freelance (short term)

  • Visual Development Artist

    Rocky Schouten | Visual Artist

    October 2015 - April 2020
    Rotterdam, Netherlands

  • Freelance Digital Matte Painting, Compositing, Concept Art and Storybo

    Rocky Schouten | Visual Artist

    October 2015 - April 2020
    Rotterdam, Provincie Zuid-Holland, Nederland

    Digital Matte Painting, Compositing, Concept Art, Storyboard and Graphic Design

  • Concept Artist

    Studio Roosegaarde

    March 2020 - March 2020
    Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

    Freelance (short term)

  • Concept Artist

    Colorbleed Studios

    January 2020 - February 2020

    Freelance (short term)

  • Digital Matte Painter

    Visual Lab

    December 2019 - January 2020
    Utrecht en omgeving, Nederland

    Freelance (short term)

  • Art Director and Lead Matte Painter

    MCW / creative agency

    February 2019 - June 2019
    Rotterdam en omgeving, Nederland

    Freelance (long term)

  • Guest Lecturer

    Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam

    June 2017 - May 2019
    Rotterdam en omgeving, Nederland

    Workshops and Presentations about Pre-production and Concept Art

  • Concept Artist

    Studio Roosegaarde

    November 2018 - January 2019
    Rotterdam en omgeving, Nederland

    Freelance (short term)

  • Concept and Storyboard Artist

    MCW / creative agency

    November 2018 - January 2019
    Rotterdam en omgeving, Nederland

    Freelance (short term)

  • Concept and Storyboard Artist

    Colorbleed

    June 2018 - July 2018
    Utrecht en omgeving, Nederland

    Freelance (Short term)

  • Concept Artist

    Studio Roosegaarde

    May 2018 - July 2018
    Rotterdam en omgeving, Nederland

    Freelance (Short term)

  • Compositor

    Smoke & Mirrors

    March 2018 - April 2018
    Amsterdam en omgeving, Nederland

    Freelance (Short term)

  • Digital Matte Painter

    Smoke & Mirrors

    February 2018 - March 2018
    Amsterdam en omgeving, Nederland

    Freelance (Short term)

  • Concept Artist

    The Future Group AS

    January 2018 - February 2018
    Oslo en omgeving, Noorwegen

    Freelance (Short term)

  • Storyboard Artist & Cinematic Artist

    Guerrilla Games

    April 2017 - October 2017
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

    Storyboarding and Cinematics

  • Cinematics Artist

    Guerrilla Games

    April 2016 - March 2017
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

    Horizon Zero Dawn

  • Graphic Designer and Concept Artist

    Studio Roosegaarde

    November 2015 - April 2016
    Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Compositor

    A2 Studio

    October 2015 - October 2015
    Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Compositing 3D renders and Animation work

  • Visual Effects Artist (internship)

    Filmmore

    May 2014 - September 2014
    Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Graphic Designer, Camera & Editor

    More than Live

    July 2012 - August 2012
    Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Graphic Designer

    More than Live

    July 2011 - August 2011
    Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Graphic Designer (internship)

    More than Live

    September 2010 - December 2010
    Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Graphic Designer (internship)

    MCW Studio's

    January 2010 - July 2010
    Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Mediator (volunteer) & Graphic Designer

    JOLO jongerenbuurtbemiddeling (Coloured Consultancy)

    April 2005 - January 2010
    Rotterdam Area, Netherlands
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Education

  • The Netherlands Filmacademy

    September 2011 - July 2015

  • MBO

    Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam

    September 2007 - May 2011