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Matte painting/environments  |  Concept art  |  illustraton

 
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BIO

Ron Bowman:
Matte Painter, Concept Artist, Environment Artist, Illustrator

I'm a highly skilled Matte Painter, Concept Artist, and Environment Artist with many years of experience in film, television, games, and events. I’ve worked for numerous prestigious visual effects companies in the US and UK, including ILM, Double Negative, Framestore and The Mill. As a freelancer I've also worked with a variety of tech companies, ad/pr agencies and creative agencies throughout Silicon Valley and the world.

I’ve worked on live action films, animated feature films, television and commercials and have extensive experience with 2D, 2.5D and 3D shots. I’ve developed a sharp eye for creating top quality realistic and stylized work with strong visual appeal. I thrive in a team environment and I’m known for being an enthusiastic contributor and creative problem solver. I'm passionate about digital image making and am always keen to keep up with the latest technologies.

In my spare time I'm an avid painter in oils and acrylics, including plein air painting. I’m well trained in the fundamentals of illustration and design: composition, color theory, perspective, human and animal anatomy.

I possess three citizenships, each with a current passport: American, British and Croatian, allowing me to work throughout the US and Europe free of restrictions.
 

Contact me at: ron@ovalpeg.com     IMDB Credits      Emmy Nomination     Linkedin     

 

Films

  • Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

  • Christopher Robin (2018)

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
    Out of the Shadows (2016)

  • James Bond: Spectre (2015)

  • Kingsman, Secret Service (2015)

  • Carol (2015)

  • Hercules (2014)

  • The Two Faces of January (2014)

  • Vampire Academy (2014)

  • Riddick (2013)

  • White House Down (2013)

  • The Great Gatsby (2013)

  • Total Recall (2012)

  • Clash of the Titans (2010)

  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)

  • Salt (2010)

  • Avatar (2009)

  • Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

  • The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Television

  • The Mandalorian: Season 2 (2020)

  • The Woman in White (2018)

  • Frankenstein Chronicles (2017)

  • Sinbad (2012)

  • Dr. Who (2010-2011)

  • Primeval (2010-2011)

  • Merlin (2011)

  • Sherlock (2010)

  • Coronation Street (2010)

 

VFX Studios

  • Framestore

  • ILM

  • Double Negative

  • The Mill

  • Prime Focus

  • Mokko Studio

  • Baseblack

vIDEO GAMES

  • Blackpoint Studios: Iron Man cinematics

  • Bioware: ME3 commercial

  • Radical Entertainment: Prototype 2 commercial

Ad/PR/Design Agencies

  • Mousetrappe / Medici XD

  • Parliament VFX

  • Carbon VFX

  • Infected Hamburg

  • Edelman

  • The Mill Commercials

  • Duarte Design

Tech Companies

  • Nvidia

  • Apple

  • Cisco

  • Adobe

  • HP

  • Sun Microsystems

  • Hitachi

  • Siemens

 
 

Awards

  • Emmy Nomination: Sherlock – Study in Pink: Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special, 2011. I was honored to have been one of a team of five artists at The Mill that were named in an Emmy nomination that was given to BBC’s production of Sherlock.

  • Featured in “The Human Form” national juried exhibition at the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago, 2006

  • Featured in “Trains Past, Present, Future” national juried exhibition at the St. Louis Artists’ Guild, 2006

  • The Society of Illustrators Award, national student competition, 2003, $1,000.00 Prize

  • The Society of Illustrators Award, national student competition, 1999, $2,000.00 Prize

skills

  • Matte Painting: 2D and 2.5D

  • 3D Environments (Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering)

  • Nuke projection and basic compositing

  • Concept Art

  • Illustration: Digital & natural media

software

3D SOFTWARE

  • Maya

  • 3D Studio Max

  • Cinema 4D

  • Zbrush

  • Substance Painter

  • Unreal Engine (currently learning)

 

2D SOFTWARE

  • PhotoShop

  • Illustrator

COMPOSITING/EDITING

  • Nuke

  • Premiere Pro

PLATFORMS

  • Windows, Linux and Mac

 

MATTE PAINTING / ENVIRONMENTS


CONCEPT ART


DESIGN / ILLUSTRATION / EVENTS / EXPERIENCES

Ad Agencies, PR Agencies, Tech Companies,  Commercials, Web, Print, Presentations


FEATURE ANIMATION


PERSONAL ARTWORK

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