David Mattingly

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A classically trained artist with years of experience in traditional and digital special effects, with the unique ability to manage major broadcast projects from conceptual design to hands on 3D modeling and animation. A pioneer in digitally controlled matte painting and former head of the Walt Disney Studios matte department, he has the technical expertise and breadth of experience to realize the creative visions of the most demanding clients.Career Highlights:• Internationally known illustrator of over 2000 book covers, for major publishing houses including Ace, Baen, Ballantine, Bantam, Berkley, DAW, Del Rey, Dell, Knopf, Marvel, Omni, Playboy, Penguin, Scholastic, Signet, and Tor.• Senior matte artist on multiple projects, including, academy award nominated special effects on “The Black Hole”, and “Dick Tracy”. Recent credits include "I, Robot" at Weta Digital, and "Hail, Caesar! " for the Coen Brothers.• Extensive broadcast experience includes television commercials for Dupont Chemical, First Chicago Bank, RJR Nabisco, IBM; computer generated graphics for Walt Disney’s “Tarzan” television series, the SCI Fi Channel and design/execution of the corporate ID for Ivan Reitman's "Northern Lights Productions" • A major career retrospective Alternate Views, Alternate Universes: The Art of David B. Mattingly (1994) published by Collins and Brown; collectable trading card set or Mattingly artwork published by Friedlander Enterprises (1996).• Publication of The Digital Matte Painting Handbook from Sybex books, the only how-to guide dedicated to mastering the technique of digital matte painting.Specialties: Photo realistic painting in Photoshop, 3D modeling and animation in 3D Autodesk Maya.

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School of Visual Arts

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David Mattingly Work Experience Details
  • School Of Visual Arts
    Professor
    School Of Visual Arts
    New York, Ny, Us
  • School Of Visual Arts
    Professor
    School Of Visual Arts 2004 - Present
    I teach classes in Digital Matte Painting in the SVA undergraduate and graduate program. The digital matte painting course concentrates on painting realistic imagery in Photoshop that is combined with live action footage to enrich and extend the scene.
  • Pratt Institute
    Professor
    Pratt Institute 2009 - Present
    Brooklyn, New York
    I teach digital matte painting and VFX compositing to undergraduates and graduate students at the Brooklyn campus.
  • Sybex Books
    Author
    Sybex Books 2011 - Present
    My book, The Digital Matte Painting Handbook, is now out from Sybex Books. This is the first how-to guide dedicated to mastering the technique of digital matte painting.Matte painting affords seamless integration between an artist’s painting with live action film footage and allows for greater flexibility and creative input in the appearance of movie settings. This unique book reveals a variety of tools and techniques that are both industry and classroom tested and will enhance your existing skill set. I walk you through the process of creating a matte painting, starting with rough concept sketches, working out the perspective drawing, adding light and shadow, and texturing all of the elements in the painting. You’ll gradually upgrade to using Adobe After Effects and Autodesk Maya in order to fulfill your matte painting vision.Whether you’re creating a background for a studio production, independent film, TV commercial, or YouTube video, The Digital Matte Painting Handbook helps you successfully complete your project.
  • Baen Publishing Enterprises
    Illustrator
    Baen Publishing Enterprises 1983 - Present
    Since 1983, I have done more that 750 cover for Baen Books. I had the honor of doing the cover for the first Baen Book ever released, "Firetime", by Poul Anderson, which was also used as the announcement of the new line.
  • Mattingly Graphics
    Illustrator/Owner
    Mattingly Graphics Jun 1979 - Present
    I have worked for almost three decades as a freelance illustrator, best known for his science fiction and fantasy book covers. I have produced over 2000 covers for most major publishers of science fiction and fantasy, including Baen, Bantam, DAW, Del Rey, Dell, Marvel, Omni, Playboy, Signet, and Tor. For Scholastic Inc, I painted 54 covers for K.A. Applegate's "Animorphs" series, along with the last 5 covers for the "Everworld" series. I illustrated the popular "Honor Harrington" series for author David Weber. I painted the latest repackaging of Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Pellucidar" books for Ballantine Books. I'm a two time winner of Magazine and Booksellers "Best Cover of the Year" award, and winner of the Association of Science Fiction Artists "Chesley" award. Other clients include Michael Jackson, Lucasfilm, Universal Studios, Totco Oil, Galloob Toys, R/Greenberg Associates, Click 3X and Spontaneous Combustion.
  • Weta Digital
    Matte Artist
    Weta Digital 2004 - 2005
    Wellington, New Zealand
    I worked on "I Robot" in New Zealand, completing 14 major matte shots for the show, including the final reveal shot of Will Smith at the top of the USR building.
  • Scholastic, Inc.
    Illustrator
    Scholastic, Inc. 1994 - 2004
    New York, Ny
    I painted 54 covers for K.A. Applegate's New York Times bestselling "Animorphs" series, with each cover showing one of the lead characters morphing into an animal.
  • Magicmaker
    Creative Director
    Magicmaker Aug 1996 - Feb 1997
    One of the first Silicon Valley interactive companies to integrate the Internet, CD-ROM based games and books to create a unified entertainment offering. The web based format combined user participation with online storytelling by noted SF writer Alan Dean Foster illustrated with real time 3D graphics.
  • The Walt Disney Company
    Matte Department Supervisor
    The Walt Disney Company 1983 - 1985
    Burbank, Ca
    After working as a matte artist for 3 years, I was elevated to be the matte department supervisor. I directed a seven-person technical team on all in-house mattes shots for Walt Disney films.
  • The Walt Disney Company
    Matte Artist
    The Walt Disney Company 1980 - 1983
    Burbank, Ca
    I was hired by Harrison Ellenshaw as an apprentice matte artist, and within 2 years I was promoted to full matte artist.

David Mattingly Skills

After Effects Maya Animation Matte Painting Photoshop Digital Painting Illustration Computer Animation Texturing Concept Design Art Painting Compositing Digital Illustration Digital Art Nuke Teaching Visual Effects Motion Graphics Film Conceptual Art Digital Compositing Special Effects Graphics Drawing Adobe Photoshop Premiere Rendering 3d Modeling Computer Graphics Commercials Image Editing Motion Design 3d Graphics Flash Animation Adobe After Effects

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