Dylan Cole
Dylan Coleis an AmericanDigital Matte-Painterand concept artist specializing in work for film, television, and video games. Cole received a degree infine artsfromUCLA.[1]He is best known for his work on feature films likeThe Lord of the Ringstrilogy,Avatar[2][3]andits sequel,Daredevil,Alice in Wonderland,Tron: Legacy,MaleficentandThe Chronicles of Riddick.He recently published his first book,The Otherworldly Adventures of Tyler Washburn.[4][5]
Matte-painting community
[edit]Cole co-authored the bookD'artiste Matte Painting: Digital Artists Master Class[6]in which he shares of his work process and industry experiences throughout his career, and through the Gnomon Workshop has released instructional DVDs featuring his digital matte painting techniques.[7][8]
Recognition
[edit]Awards and nominations
[edit]As part of the team that created the artwork forJames Cameron's 2009 filmAvatarCole received a 2010Directors Guild of America Awardfor Excellence in Production Design. He also received nominations fromArt Directors Guildfor Excellence In Production Design For A Fantasy Feature Film for bothAlice in WonderlandandTron: Legacy.[9]Cole stated that his inspiration for the forests of Avatar came from a trip on theKuranda Skyrail.[10][11]
Partial filmography
[edit]- Daredevil(2003)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)
- Van Helsing(2004)
- The Chronicles of Riddick(2004)
- I, Robot(2004)
- Little Black Book(2004)
- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow(2004)
- The Aviator(2004)
- Flight of the Phoenix(2004)
- The Ring Two(2005)
- A Sound of Thunder(2005)
- Herbie: Fully Loaded(2005)
- Four Brothers(2005)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift(2006)
- Superman Returns(2006)
- Evan Almighty(2007)
- The Kite Runner(2007)
- The Golden Compass(2007)
- 3:10 to Yuma(2007)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End(2007)
- Speed Racer(2008)
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor(2008)
- The Spiderwick Chronicles' (2008)
- John Adams(7 episodes, 2008) (TV)
- Eagle Eye(2008)
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra(2009)
- The Road(2009)
- Avatar(2009)
- Land of the Lost(2009)
- 2012(2009)
- Clash of the Titans(2010)
- Alice in Wonderland(2010)
- Tron: Legacy(2010)
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon(2011)
- Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)
References
[edit]- ^"D'Artiste: Dylan Cole".Animation Artist.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-10.Retrieved2011-02-24.
- ^"Awesome concept art for James Cameron's AVATAR surfaces".The Quiet Earth.May 28, 2009.Retrieved2011-02-24.
- ^Alex Billington (May 28, 2009)."Two New Concept Art Pieces from James Cameron's Avatar".First Showing.Retrieved2011-02-24.
- ^"VFX Artist Dylan Cole's Otherworldly New Picture Book".28 May 2013.
- ^"VFX Artist Dylan Cole's Otherworldly New Picture Book".28 May 2013.
- ^Alp Altiner; Dylan Cole; Chris Stoski (2005). Daniel P. Wade (ed.).D'artiste Matte Painting: Digital Artists Master Class.Volume 3 of D'artiste digital artists master class (2, illustrated ed.). Ballistic Media Pty Ltd.ISBN1-921002-16-6.
- ^Bill Desowitz (October 19, 2006)."Gnomon Workshop Releases Matte Painting DVDs".Animation World Network.Retrieved2011-02-24.
- ^"Dylan Cole".The Gnomen Workshop.Retrieved2011-02-24.
- ^"Art Directors Guild: 15th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards".Art Directors Guild.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-09-08.Retrieved2011-02-24.
- ^staff (January 16, 2010)."Kuranda Skyrail inspires Avatar rainforest".The Cairns Post.Retrieved2011-02-24.
- ^Charlie Jane Anders (Jan 14, 2010)."Avatar's Designers Speak: Floating Mountains, AMP Suits And The Dragon".Io9.Retrieved2011-02-24.
- An interview with Dylan Cole[permanent dead link]
- CG Node
- 3D Total articleArchived2010-06-05 at theWayback Machine
- 2d Artist magazineArchived2011-07-10 at theWayback Machine
- Artist Journal
External links
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