Fundamentals of Environment Design

Michael is currently working as a Matte Painter/Set Extension Artist at Walt Disney Animation Studio. Originally born and raised in Seattle, he moved to the greater Los Angeles area and began his career at DNEG LA. In the past few years he has worked as a concept artist/matte painter for numerous clients including, The Jim Henson Company, Silver Pictures, HBO, among others.

Austin is a freelance visual development artist based in Virginia. Austin started drawing when he was young.  After graduating high school, went to study Illustration at Ringling College of Art and Design. Since then, he has worked with DreamWorks, M2 Animation, Fireball, Gold Valley Films, Echo Bridge, and other clients. He was a background designer and painter for the show The Mighty Ones on Hulu. Currently, he is working as a Location designer for the show Warhammer based on the game.