matte painter

He now works in Vancouver, Canada as a matte painter.

Since then, he has worked on many projects as concept artist, illustrator and matte painter.

Matte painters draw/paint entire sets or extend portions of an existing set.

Max Dennison is a professional digital matte painter and illustrator.

He has been a model shop supervisor, art director, matte painter and visual effects supervisor.

By the mid-1980s, advancements in computer graphics programs allowed matte painters to work in the digital realm.

Any matte painter who's dealt with the segmentation a frizzy hairline from a blue screen background knows this problem.

Historically, matte painters and film technicians have used various techniques to combine a matte-painted image with live-action footage.

Rain - senior matte painter (Raynault.com)

Jean-Marie Vives is a skilled matte painter who has done illustrations for numerous well-known movies.

She was a painter, who worked as a special effects technician, a "matte painter", at Pinewood, in the days when British films were great.

His profession: Matte Painter.

In 1952, when the slump in film making caused widespread unemployment, Technicolor invited him to join them as art director, matte painter and colour consultant.

I'm hiring matte painters, compositors, lighting technicians and people proficient in 2-D to 3-D conversion."

The Day After Tomorrow - senior matte painter (The Orphanage)

Credited as Digital Matte Painter.

King Kong - senior matte painter (Weta Digital)

In 1992, the company was renamed Matte World Digital, reflecting the new technological tools available to matte painters.

Silk - lead matte painter (Rodeo FX)

Irving Alexander Block, American matte painter and screenwriter, wrote the story on which Forbidden Planet was based.

This Is the End - VFX art director & matte painter (Raynault.com)

These days, matte painters do the job digitally, and background scenes (like the glaciers and icecaps in this film) could fool George Lucas.

Riddick - VFX supervisor & matte painter (Raynault.com)

Mathieu Raynault is a Canadian digital matte painter, concept artist, and VFX art director.

Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia - senior matte painter (Raynault.com)