Ronald Bowman

Ronald Bowman

Freelance matte painter, concept artist and illustrator

Senior Matte Painter / Senior Concept Artist / 17 yrs

San Francisco, CA

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Digital Matte Painter / Environment Artist

The Mandalorian (2019)

Digital Matte Painter

The Woman in White (2018)

Digital Matte Painter / Environment TD

Christopher Robin (2018)

Digital Matte Painter / Environment Artist

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Digital Matte Painter

The Frankenstein Chronicles (2018)

Digital Matte Painter / Environment Artist

Geostorm (2017)

Matte Painter

Salt (2017)

Digital Matte Painter

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Compositor

Carol (2016)

Sherlock (2016)

Digital Matte Painter

Spectre (2015)

Digital Matte Painter

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

Digital Matte Painter

The Two Faces of January (2014)

Matte Painter

Hercules (2014)

Digital Matte Painter

Vampire Academy (2014)

Matte Painter

Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters (2014)

Matte Painting Artist

Riddick (2013)

Matte Painter

White House Down (2013)

Matte Painter

The Great Gatsby (2013)

Senior Matte Painter

Riddick: Blindsided (2013)

Sinbad (2012)

Matte Painter

Total Recall (2012)

Prototype 2 Commercial (2012)

Digital Matte Painter

Merlin (2012)

Matte Painter

Doctor Who: Return to Earth (2010)

Matte Painter

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Digital Matte Painter

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

Matte Painter

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (2010)

Matte Painter

Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010)

Avatar (2009)

Matte Painter

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Matte Painter

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Primeval (2008)

Doctor Who (2006)

Visual Effects

Comet Collision! (2005)

Coronation Street (2000)

Mass Effect 3 Commercial

I'm a highly skilled Matte Painter, Concept Artist and Illustrator/Graphic Designer with over 20 years
of experience. I’ve worked on a variety of live action films, animated feature films, television shows and commercials. I have extensive experience with 2D, 2.5D and 3D shots. I'm also a Commercial Illustrator and Graphic Designer with many years of experience working on a variety of projects for a number of prestigious companies.

I possess three citizenships: American, British and Croatian, allowing me to work in the US, UK and EU free of restrictions (I have current passports for all three). I'm currently a freelancer and am open to remote work and short term relocation.
Work History

  • Senior Matte Painter and Concept Artist

    Freelance

    September 2014 - Present
    San Francisco, CA

    I'm currently freelancing. My clients include Edelman, The Mill, Nvidia and Forward Loop Media.

  • Matte Painter

    BLOCKED

    November 2016 - November 2016

  • Senior Matte Painter

    Industrial Light & Magic

    February 2016 - May 2016
    San Francisco, CA

    At ILM I worked on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

  • Senior Matte Painter

    Double Negative

    February 2015 - May 2015
    London, United Kingdom

    At Double Negative in London I worked on James Bond: Spectre and Geostorm.

  • Matte Painter

    Prime Focus World

    September 2012 - September 2014
    London, United Kingdom

    At Prime Focus I worked on:
    - Kingsman, Secret Service
    - Hercules
    - Two Faces of January
    - The Great Gatsby
    - White House Down
    - Vampire Academy

  • Matte Painter

    Mokko Studio

    July 2012 - September 2012

    Mokko Studio invited me to Montreal to work on the sequel to Chronicles of Riddick.

  • Matte Painter

    baseblack

    March 2012 - July 2012

    At Baseblack I worked on Total Recall.

  • Matte Painter

    The Mill

    January 2010 - March 2012

    At The Mill I worked on:
    - Doctor Who
    - Sherlock
    - Primeval
    - Merlin
    - Sinbad.

  • Matte Painter

    Framestore

    November 2007 - February 2010

    At Framestore I worked on:
    - Avatar
    - The Tale of Despereaux
    - Where the Wild Things Are
    - Clash of the Titans
    - Prince of Persia
    - Salt.

  • Matte Painter/Texture Artist

    BlackPoint Studios

    August 2007 - November 2007

    I was briefly a matte painter and texture artist at Blackpoint Studios in San Francisco, where I worked cinematics on the Iron Man video game.

  • Illustrator / Graphic Designer

    Cisco Systems

    September 2000 - October 2007

    I created presentations and various graphics for the executive staff, primarily for IBSG (the Internet Business Solutions Group).

  • Freelance illustrator and graphic designer

    Freelance Illustration and Graphic Design

    April 1996 - September 2007

    I've worked independently as a freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer for many companies while holding other jobs. I discontinued freelance work in 2007 to focus on establishing a matte painting career.
    Companies I'd worked for independently include: Siemens AG; Motorola; Handmade Software; Black & White Design; Lee-McCoy Associates; Siliconware, Inc.; Fineline Design; Symbol Technologies, Inc.; Lasselle-Ramsey, Inc.; SVNL, Inc; Avid Image.

  • Illustrator

    Duarte Design

    September 1996 - February 2005

    I was a freelance illustrator for Duarte Design for many years. Through them I created paintings, sketches, storyboards, presentations, diagrams, web graphics and highly detailed illustrations for a variety of companies including Disney, Apple Computer, Adobe, Cisco Systems, Netscape, Hitachi, Sun
    Microsystems, E-trade, Canon, and Verisign.

  • Graphic Designer

    Laser Works

    April 1994 - September 1997

    At Laser Works I created advertisements, newsletters, web pages, white papers, and other collateral for major Silicon Valley corporations including Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, Symantec, ISD, and Hewlett-Packard.

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Education

  • San Jose State University

    1997 - 2002