December 9, 2020
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Concept art & Illustration for film, television, games and print
I have been working as a senior concept artist, illustrator and digital matte painter for over 25 years. I’m skilled in both digital and traditional mediums.
Portfolio
from the pages of my Sketchbook
In this section I try to post regular updates from the different sketches I do in my sketchbooks. Rough, research, unorganized and unfiltered, these are done mostly for fun !
I am always on the lookout for interesting projects to work on.
If you are in need of images for Film, TV, Games or Print contact me and let me know what you are looking for ! I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
About me: my skills and experience
I have been a professional artist for over 25 years, I have a wide range of skills and can create images of styles from cartoon to photorealistic
Concept & Key art
I am skilled in creating concept art and designs for Film and Games. I can also produce High resolution and high quality Key art images for promotional and printed purpose.
Illustration
I have produced multiple images and illustration for books, brochures and private commissions.
Digital matte painting
I have worked on multiple Films, Television and Game cinematics projects where I produced backgrounds and environments. My range as a digital matte painter can go from a 3D look to fully photorealistic, camera projected pieces.
Production planning
I am skilled at technical script breakdown, storyboarding and planning camera movement in cinematic environments
Education
I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts with a Major in Film Animation from Concordia University and an AEC in computer graphics for Film and TV fron the NAD center
2D softwares
Photoshop and Clip Studio Pro are my main 2D tools
Traditional Mediums
I am proficient in pencil, ink, markers and paint
Specific 3D & VFX
I use Maya, Blender and Softimage XSI for my 3D work. I can do camera projection (2.5D) for matte painting in NUKE and Maya. I have some compositing skills in Nuke and Adobe After Effects.
Administrative skills
I have been an Art director, matte painting superviser and a team lead on multiple projects and companies. I am skilled at providing feedback and following up on team / suppliers work
Teaching
As a teacher, I have taught live model and analytical drawing classes at univesity level; as well as concept drawing and digital matte painting classes.
Companies I have worked for
Reflector Entertainment
Lune Rouge
Volta VFX
Mikros animation
MPC
Vision Globale
Ubisoft Montreal
Senior Artist
over 25 years of experience
Knowledge in 2D & 3D
Expert skills in 2D, generalist skills in 3D
Skilled administrator
with experience as an Art director, Department supervisor and Team lead
Broad range
From photorealistic to cartoon