Concept Designer/Matte Painter
Dylan Cole is a leading matte painter and concept
artist specializing in work for film, television,
and video games. After graduating from UCLA with
a degree in fine art, he took his painting skills
to the computer. He got his start with a brief
stint at Illusion Arts on Time Machine. Smaller
jobs as a matte painter and concept artist led
to him working at Rhythm and Hues on Daredevil.
He then left his native California to go to New
Zealand to be a senior matte painter on Return
of the King for Weta Digital. He returned to
the US as Lead Matte Painter on The Chronicles
of Riddick for Rhythm and Hues, where he transitioned
to Visual Effects Art Director on The Ring
2.
He has also done freelance matte painting on
many different films including, I, Robot, Van
Helsing, Sky Captain and the World of
Tomorrow,
and The Aviator. He is currently doing concept
design for several video game companies and continuing
to do matte painting on such films as Memoirs
of a Geisha and The Lion, the Witch,
and the Wardrobe.
For more of Dylan's work, visit:
http://www.dylancolestudio.com
Dylan's DVDs:
The
Techniques of Dylan Cole
Introduction to Landscape
Matte Painting
The
Techniques of Dylan Cole
Introduction to Cityscape
Matte Painting
The
Techniques of Dylan Cole
Advanced Digital Matte Painting
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