A V A T A R

2009 

Directed by James Cameron
20th Centry Fox

WINNER


2010 Academy Award

Best Visual Effects


2010 BAFTA Award

Best Special Visual Effects


2010 Critics' Choice Movie Award

Best Visual Effects


2010 Visual Effects Society Awards

Outstanding Matte Paintings /  Created Environment

SENIOR TEXTURE ARTIST & MATTE PAINTER

2.5 DIGITAL MATTE PAINTING 

Digital Matte Paintings of background Floating Mountains.

TEXTURING & LOOK DEVELOPMENT

Texturing and look development of the BioLab.

TEXTURING

I painted textures for the HomeTree’s inner ground terrain.

2.5D MATTE PAINTING

I created Matte Paintings for the background mountains and forest floor.

TEXTURING & LOOK DEVELOPMENT

I painted all the textures for the HomeTree’s Spiral staircase. 

Look development efforts shared with senior shader writer Glen Sharah.

2.5D MATTE PAINTING

To create more realism I painted a matte painting of the tree’s trunk to go on top of the final beauty renders.