Frederic St-Arnaud

Frederic St-Arnaud

Supervisor Art Director / Owner / 27 yrs

Montréal, Canada

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Visual Effects Artist

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

Visual Effects Artist

Black Adam (2022)

Additional Digital Matte Painting Artist

The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

Visual Effects Artist

The Glorias: A Life on the Road (2020)

Conceptual Artist

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019)

Digital Matte Painter

Menteur (2019)

Lead Matte Painter

Legend of secret pass (2019)

Conceptual Artist

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)

Digital Matte Painter

Ashes in the Snow (2018)

Digital Matte Painter

Wild (2018)

Matte Painter

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Matte Painter

A Dog's Purpose (2017)

Matte Painting

Alias Grace (2017)

Matte Painting

Arrival (2016)

Conceptual Artist

The Girl on the Train (2016)

Matte Painting

Versailles (2016)

Visual Effects Art Director

Beauty and the Beast (2016)

Matte Painting

The Light Between Oceans (2016)

Matte Painter

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)

Matte Painting

Race (2016)

Digital Matte Painter

Anne: Journey to Green Gables (2016)

Digital Matte Painter / Matte Painter

Gods of Egypt (2015)

Matte Painting / Visual Effects Art Director

Pawn Sacrifice (2015)

Matte Painting

Quantico (2015)

Matte Painting Artist

Outcast (2015)

Matte Painter

Pan (2015)

Visual Effects Art Director

The Journey Home (2014)

Digital Matte Painter

The Best of Me (2014)

Matte Painting

The Knick (2014)

Visual Effects Art Director

Brick Mansions (2014)

Matte Painting

Black Sails (2014)

Art Director / Visual Effects Art Director

When We Were Boys (2013)

Visual Effects

Mr. Nobody (2013)

Digital Matte Painter

Riddick (2013)

Matte Painter

Elysium (2013)

Digital Matte Artist

The Lone Ranger (2013)

Digimatte Artist

Pacific Rim (2013)

Lead Matte Painter

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Digital Matte Painter / Matte Painter

Amelia (2013)

Matte Painter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

Matte Painting Supervisor

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Lead Matte Painter

Red Tails (2012)

Matte Painter

Immortals (2011)

Matte Painter

Gulliver's Travels (2010)

Matte Painter

10 1/2 (2010)

Matte Painter

Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

Matte Painter

The Last Airbender (2010)

Matte Painter

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

Matte Painter

Jonah Hex (2010)

Digital Matte Artist

Repo Men (2010)

Lead Matte Painter

The Three Musketeers (2009)

Digital Matte Painter

Terminator Salvation (2009)

Digital Matte Artist

Journey to Mecca (2009)

Matte Painter

Changing Climates, Changing Times (2009)

Matte Painter

Mirror Mirror (2008)

Digital Matte Artist

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Digital Matte Artist

Death Race (2008)

Matte Painter

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

Digital Matte Painter

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

Matte Painter

The Golden Compass (2007)

Visual Effects Artist

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)

Lead Matte Painter

The Wind in the Willows (2007)

Matte Painter

The Covenant (2006)

Concept Artist / Matte Painter

Silent Hill (2006)

Matte Painter

Battle of the Brave (2005)

Digital Artist

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005)

Textures And Lighting

Sin City (2005)

Textures & Lighting

The Last Sign (2005)

Digital Effects Artist

Racing Stripes (2005)

Textures & Lighting

A Different Loyalty (2004)

3D Artist

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

Computer Graphics Animator / Digital Effects Artist

Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)

Digital Effects Artist

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)

Textures & Lighting

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Starno is a Digital Matte Painter / Concept Artist and Art Director, focusing primarily on high-end photo-realistic Digital Matte Painting (also known as Matte Art or Digimatte), set extension and concept art in the film industry since 1998. Website: https://www.starno.net/

Starno.net got incorporated in November 2015, the studio focuses CG environment, Digital matte painting and photo-realistic illustration and concept art for Film, Game and Advertising industry.
Work History

  • Matte Painter

    Starno

    March 2012 - Present

  • Digital Matte Painter

    Framestore

    September 2014 - November 2014
    Montreal, Canada

  • Art Director

    Vision Globale

    May 2013 - January 2014
    Montreal,Canada

  • Digimatte Artist / Generalist

    Industrial Light & Magic

    September 2012 - April 2013
    Vancouver, Canada Area

  • Matte Painting Supervisor

    Rodeo FX

    January 2010 - March 2012
    Montreal, Canada Area

  • Matte Painting Supervisor

    Digital Dimension

    November 2005 - July 2007
    Montreal, Canada

  • Matte Painter / Concept Artist

    Hybride

    December 2001 - May 2005
    Piedmont, Canada
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Education

  • Concept Art / Environment Design Teacher

    NAD Centre

    January 2011 - ?