About
About
Ben is an environment artist currently working at Weta Digital. He has previously worked at Animal Logic Sydney and MPC London.
Some of his more recent projects include 2020’s Mulan and The Christmas Chronicles 2 where he was in a lead role creating a diverse set of environments. Mulan went on to win the VES for ‘Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature’.
Other recent projects have included Game of Thrones: The Long Night and Alita Battle Angel.
In 2010 he was part of the matte painting team that was the recipient of the VES award for best matte paintings in commercial or broadcast in the Animal Logic TVC Emerald Cities (2009)
He has strong artistic abilities and technical skills and works with an array of software packages that allow him to develop a shot from start to finish.
He has worked across live-action vfx for film and television, as well as animated features.
Credit List
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (matte painter) 2021
Eternals (matte painter, uncredited) 2021
The Suicide Squad (matte painter, uncredited) 2021
Zack Snyder’s Justice League (matte painter) 2021
The Christmas Chronicles 2 (lead matte painter) 2020
Mulan (lead matte painter), VES Winner, 2020
Game of Thrones: The Long Night (digital matte painter) 2019
Alita Battle Angel (digital matte painter) 2019
Rampage (digital matte painter) 2018
The LEGO NINJAGO Movie (digital matte painter) 2017
Alien: Covenant (digital matte painter) 2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 (digital matte painter) 2017
The LEGO Batman Movie (digital matte painter) 2017
Allegiant (digital matte painter) 2016
Monk Comes Down the Mountain (digital matte painter) 2016
Unbroken (senior matte painter) 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy (digital artist) 2014
The Counsellor (digital artist: MPC) 2013
RED 2 (lead environment artist) 2013
Man of Steel (digital artist: MPC) 2013
Skyfall (digital artist: MPC) 2012
Prometheus (digital artist: MPC) 2012
Happy Feet 2 (digital matte painter) 2011
Sucker Punch (digital matte painter) 2011
Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace (TV Movie) (digital matte painter) 2011
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (digital matte painter) 2010
Knowing (digital matte painter) 2009
Australia (matte painter: Animal Logic) 2008
Plastic (Short) (visual effects assistant) 2008
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Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benwalkermattepainter/
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2477030/
Personal Photography: http://surfacedetail.com