Roger Kupelian

Roger Kupelian

Concept Artist / World Designer / Digital Matte Painter

Senior Matte Painter / Senior Concept Artist / 23 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Digital Matte Painter

White Noise (2022)

Matte Painter

Moon Knight (2022)

Matte Painter

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2022)

Digital Matte Painter

Eurovision (2020)

Digital Matte Painter

Signs of Life (2020)

Digital Matte Painter

IO (2019)

Digital Matte Painter

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Visual Effects Consultant

The Promise (2017)

Digital Matte Painter

The fate of the furious (2017)

Matte Painter

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Lead Matte Painter

Art Officially Favored (2017)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Barely Lethal (2015)

Senior Matte Painter

Grudge Match (2013)

Matte Painter

Oblivion (2013)

Matte Painter

Da Vinci's Demons (2013)

Digital Matte Painter

Virus (2013)

Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013)

Digital Matte Painting

Cloud Atlas (2012)

Digital Matte Artist

Men in Black 3 (2012)

Matte Painter

21 Jump Street (2012)

Hugo (2011)

Matte Painter

Terra Nova (2011)

Matte Painter

Moneyball (2011)

Digital Matte Artist

Green Lantern (2011)

Matte Painting / Concept

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Concept Artist

Hop (2011)

Matte Painter

Yogi Bear (2010)

Matte Painter

Knight and Day (2010)

Matte Painter

Shutter Island (2010)

Digital Matte Artist

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Animation Supervisor

Angels, Devils and Men (2009)

Digital Matte Artist

2012 (2009)

Digital Matte Artist

Terminator Salvation (2009)

Creative Director

Labou (2009)

Lead Matte Painter

The Spirit (2008)

Digital Matte Painter

W. (2008)

Concept Artist

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Matte Painting Supervisor

Cloverfield (2008)

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Digital Matte Artist

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Matte Painter

The Nativity Story (2006)

Digital Matte Artist

Ultraviolet (2006)

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Digital Matte Painting Lead

Æon Flux (2005)

Digital Matte Artist

The Sandbox (2005)

Digital Matte Artist

Constantine (2005)

Digital Matte Artist

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

Conceptual Artist

The Animatrix (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Digital Matte Artist

Impostor (2002)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Digital Matte Painter

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

Matte Painter

Mission to Mars (2000)

Roto & Digital Painter

Inspector Gadget (1999)

Texture Painter

Pushing Tin (1999)

Matte Painter / Compositor

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)

Matte Painter / Lead Compositor

I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

Digital Artist

T-Rex: Back to the Cretacious (1998)

2D Animator

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

Concept Matte Artist

The Truman Show (1998)

Matte Painter

Sphere (1998)

Digital Matte Painter

Hard Rain (1998)

Matte Painter

The Postman (1997)

Digital Artist

The Devil's Advocate (1997)

Digital Artist

Spawn (1997)

Digital Artist

Air Force One (1997)

Matte Painter

Batman & Robin (1997)

Digital Artist

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Space Jam (1996)

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

"Space Jam" was my first VFX art dept Job, followed by many films, TV Shows, and Commercial Spots including "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy", "Alice in Wonderland", "Flags of Our Fathers", Marvel Films, etc. Worked on a number of continents as a lead DMP. Created my own Graphic Novel Series. Good Lead Designer or Team Player. Rounded 2D skillset including traditional Media (oils, Pencils, kitbash miniatures etc)
Work History

  • Matte Painter, Concept artist

    The Mill

    April 2014 - August 2018
    los angeles

  • Creative Director/Lead Brush

    Invader Digital Visual Effects Inc.

    June 2006 - August 2018

    Art Director/Creative Lead

  • Lead Creative

    Fugitive Studios Entertainment

    May 1997 - August 2018

    Currently releasing Own Graphic Novel series, East of Byzantium: War Gods and Warrior Saints..

  • Method Studios

    April 2014 - April 2018

  • Digital Domain

    April 2014 - April 2018

  • Matte Painter/ Concept Artist

    Digital Domain

    August 2016 - March 2017
    Playa Del Rey

  • Lead Matte Painter/ Concept

    JAMM

    March 2016 - May 2016

    Concepts and Digital Matte Paintings, as well as art for large format printing (Billboards for example)

  • Lead matte painter lead concept

    MPC

    2014 - May 2016

    Visualizing the Director's (or Art Director's) vision, helping organize and execute conceptual works and matte paintings

  • Lead matte painter lead concept

    MPC

    2014 - April 2016

    Development and Conceptualization, Matte Painting and Set Extensions,

  • Senior Matte Painter

    DuMonde VFX

    2010 - 2014

  • Digital Matte Artist

    Pixomondo

    2011 - 2012

  • freelance matte painter

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    2009 - 2010

    digital matte paintings as well as some concept

  • matte painter

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    2004 - 2010

    concepts and matte paintings

  • matte painter

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    2004 - 2010

    Concepts to final renderings of matte painting shots.

  • matte painter

    The Syndicate

    2009 - 2009

    matte paintings

  • Digital Matte artist

    Asylum

    2008 - 2009

    Terminator:Salvation Matte Painting Work

  • matte painter

    Entity FX

    2008 - 2009

    Various Matte Painting Duties, Including The Spirit

  • matte painter

    Motion Theory

    2005 - 2006

  • matte paint lead

    Digital Domain

    2004 - 2006

    Flags of Our Fathers and Aeon Flux Matte Painting Concepts, Execution and Supervision

  • matte painter

    CIS Hollywood

    2004 - 2004

    Concepts/ Matte Paintings for Constantine and Ultraviolet

  • Senior Matte Artist

    Wētā FX

    January 2001 - December 2003
    new zealand

    Concept Art, Matte Painter

  • senior matte artist

    Wētā FX

    2001 - 2003

    Concepts to final renderings and animation of Digital Matte Painting shots

  • Concept, Matte Artist

    Square USA

    2000 - 2001

    Concept artist, Matte Artist

  • digital matte painter

    Dream Quest Images

    1999 - 2000

    Concept/matte paintings

  • matte painter/concept artist

    Cinesite

    1995 - 1998

    concepts, storyboards and matte paintings as well as special development animation.

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Education

  • Art Center College of Design

    1986 - 1996

  • California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

    1992 - 1994

  • Los Angeles Valley College

    1990 - 1992