About.
I am an experienced Senior Digital Matte Painter | Environment Generalist demonstrated by 18 years experience working in the VFX industry. I have a technical and visual eye, as well as strong 3D generalist skillset. I am a self-motivated, hard-working professional accustomed to performing well under pressure and completing all projects within schedule. I also have global experience as Environment Lead on the film Hobbs and Shaw, coordinating between London and Mumbai.
Key Skills: Matte Painting | Environment | Ldev | Lighting | Modelling | Photoshop | Nuke | Maya | Arnold | Substance | Photogrammetry |
Experiance.
BlueBolt Visual Effects : 2021 - Present
Senior Digital Matte Painter
Union Visual Effects : Sept 2024 - Jan 2025
Senior Digital Matte Painter
Lola Post Production : 2021
Senior Environment Generalist
DNEG : 2006 - 2020
Senior Digital Matte Painter | Environment Generalist | Environmental Lead
Use artistic and technical skills to perform photo-realistic backgrounds and environments and therefore create images of exceptional quality that meet client’s requirements. Lead team of matte painters by giving direction and technical guidance, finding creative solutions and giving constructive feedback to ensure high-quality work result and delivered on time. Develop look of shot, assets or sequence with Visual Effects and CG Supervisors. Troubleshoot technical issues with CG scene and optimise renders to work within resources available. Perform tasks within production schedules and according to pipeline. Working in partnership with other departments to ensure that shots are delivered to the highest possible standard. Provide creative and technical input on projects to improve project quality and productivity.
Key Projects.
Nosferatu (2024)
Night Country Season 4 (2024)
Napoleon (2023)
Mission Impossible – Dead
Reckoning Part One (2023)
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings
Must Die (2023)
Becoming Elizabeth (2022)
The Northman (2022)
Justice League: Snyder Cut (2020)
Tenet (2020)
James Bond: No Time to Die (2020)
Hobbs and Shaw (2019)
Mission Impossible Fallout (2018)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2017)
Wonder Woman (2017)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
The Hurricane Heist (2017)
A Cure for Wellness (2016)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Spectre (2015) Hercules (2014)
Total Recall (2012)
Rush (2012)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2011)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Cloverfield (2007)
Recommendations.
Tamara Toppler - Head of Digital Matte Painting at BlueBolt
“ Luke has very quickly become a vital part of our DMP team here at BlueBolt. Especially for anything more technically challenging Luke is your man. You can leave entire DMP sequences to him and he will find a fitting workflow and deliver very good quality work on time. He was particularly helpful taking over very challenging tasks on Mission Impossible and The Great seasons2. I’ve always been impressed by his motivation and dedication even for small tasks. He also worked very well with the rest of the team and was always happy to share his knowledge with others. ”
Rick Leary - Former Co. Head of 3D at DNEG
“ I have worked with Luke at Dneg for more than a decade, most notably on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows parts 1 and 2 where Luke was an environment lead and latterly on Hobbs and Shaw where Luke was one of the environment supervisors. I have always found Luke to be a most dedicated artist, a capable supervisor and a key member of the team. His core painting and 3D skills are strong and he has a good understanding of issues pertaining to methodology and scalability. Recommended. ”
Robin Konieczny - Former Environments HOD at DNEG TV
" I have worked with Luke on several several projects, and have always been impressed by his wide skill set and knowledge base, he has a great understanding of the whole VFX pipeline, and a wealth of experience to back it up, his work ethic is fantastic and will often go the extra step to get the shot out. Luke is a consummate professional and a very well rounded Env/Gen artist, an asset to any team. "
William Foulser - Former CG Env Gen Supervisor at Double Negative
" I have worked with Luke for many years and all throughout that time he has proven that he will go above and beyond. He is always cheerful and pleasant to work with. Most recently I had the pleasure of working with him on Christopher Nolan's latest film Tenet. He was an excellent member of my team with wide ranging expert level skills. He is a solid team member who you can rely on to produce excellent images time and again. A really lovely guy with a lot of skill and talent. "
Tiago Faria - VFX Supervisor at BlueBolt
“ Luke is a very artistically driven DMP artist. Able to understand briefs and deliver very independently. He is also be very technical, being able to construct really complex projections that reach comp in a very advanced state. He is a pleasure to work with and I would recommend him, as he is a strong asset to any team! ”
Saby Menyhei - Former Lead DMP and EnvTD at DNEG
" I have had the pleasure to work with Luke in the past on multiple projects (Pacific Rim: Uprising, Wonder Woman 1984, Tenet etc.). He is a brilliant artist, his technical knowledge always amazed me. He was my go-to-person when I needed advice on creating complex scatter setups in Clarisse. He is very hard-working and dedicated. I hope we will have the chance to work together again very soon! "
Joel Green - Former VFX Supervisor at DNEG
" Luke is a very talented artist with a strong eye and great technical skills. Having worked with him on a few big film projects over the last few years he is always a good fit for big or complex environments. Especially if requiring one off setups or tricky 2D/3D combined workflows as he is a one stop shop for this work and can turn his hand to it all. Always a pleasure to work with and also he is extremely diligent, going above and beyond with field trips and research. "
Johnny Grilo - CG Env Gen Supervisor at DNEG
" I had the pleasure of working with Luke for the last three years at the Dneg. Luke is very senior, and a pool of knowledge , for many years he's been our go-to person for large scale 3D environments,he's an expert of combining 2d and 3D elements .We worked together on several projects and the ones we weren't working together , every now and then I would ask Luke opinion about methodologies . Friendly , respectful and very professional, Luke would be an asset to any team. "