Igor Staritsin is a known art director, concept artist and matte painter in the world of visual effects. He started working in the industry back in 2008 for Disney. Since then Igor contributed to over 60 films and video game cinematics, including projects such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Jurassic World, Ant Man and the Wasp, Eternals, Uncharted, X Men, Ford vs Ferrari, Godzilla, Black Panther, Justice League, Thor, Guardians of the Galaxy, Assassin’s Creed, Maleficent , Game of Thrones, Final Fantasy, Destiny, Call of Duty and many more. Igor was a part of the VES Award winning team for Outstanding Visual Effects serving additional art direction on Lost Ollie, Maleficent as well as Asian Film Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on Gone with the Bullets.
Igor's artworks were featured in "D'artiste Matte Painting 3" as best entry as well as in other Ballistic Publishing's art books. He has a background in traditional painting that has helped him work both digitally and traditionally.
Igor had a privilege to study with Scott L Christensen who is currently one of the greatest living landscape painters in the world.
You can find credit list here on IMDB
You can also download PDF version of the resume.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS (October 2017 - Present)
Active Member
Actively participating in exhibitions having traditional art on display in the gallery
INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC (October 2023 - Present)
Art Director
Art direction, concept art, matte paintings
INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC (February 2021 - October 2023)
Senior Concept Artist
Creating concept art, matte-paintings, vfx art direction
METHOD STUDIOS (March 2017 - February 2021)
Lead Concept Artist, Matte Artist
Creating concept art, matte-paintings, vfx art direction
CRAFTY APES (October 2020 - February 2021)
Concept Artist
Creating concept art, additional vfx art direction
MER (June 2020 - February 2021)
Concept Artist, Matte-Painter, Illustrator
Creating concept art, matte-painting, illustrations for Alan Walker
NUARE STUDIO (May 2018 - October 2020)
Concept Artist, Illustrator
Creating concept art / illustrations
DIGIC PICTURES (October 2015 - March 2017)
Senior Matte Painter, Concept Artist
Creating environments for films and video game cinematics, such as "Assassin's Creed Origins","Destiny 2","Final Fantasy XV Kingsglaive", "Final Fantasy XV Cinematic", "The Last Guardian", "Uncharted 4", "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare", "Witcher"
CGMA-CGSOCIETY WORKSHOP (2017 - Present)
Concept Art and Matte-Painting Instructor
Matte Painting Instructor at CGSociety/CGMA with students around the world
GNOMON WORKSHOP (2015 - Present)
Epic Matte-Painting Instructor
Creating a matte-painting tutorial for www.thegnomonworkshop.com. Be sure to check the Interview
POLDEN FX (July 2015 - September 2015)
Senior Matte Painter
Creating environments for feature film
AXIS ANIMATION (March 2015 - July 2015)
Senior Matte Painter
Creating environments for video game cinematic "Grey Goo"
PIXOMONDO (May 2014 - December 2014)
Senior Matte-Painter, Concept Artist
Creating environments for or feature film "Gone With The Bullets" and "Sci-Fi Project"
PIXEL BEARS VFX (March 2014 - May 2014)
Lead Matte-Painter, Concept Artist
Creating matte-paintings for commercial "Aeroflot Airlines"
MPC (September 2013 - March 2014)
3D Matte-Painter, Concept Artist
Creating environments for feature films "Maleficent", "Jersey Boys" and "Game of Thrones"
SPIDER GROUP (May 2010 - September 2013)
Lead Generalist
Creating 3D assets, modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, concepts, matte-paintings, 2.5D and 3D projections, compositing
GENESIS FLUX PRODUCTION (March 2013 - July 2013)
Senior Matte-Painter, Concept Artist
Creating concept paintings and matte-paintings for short film "Sophie's Fortune"
1000 VOLT POST PRODUCTION (November 2012 - March 2013)
Senior Matte-Painter, Concept Artist
Creating concept paintings and matte-paintings for feature film "The Dream of a Butterfly"
MAKACO (June 2012 - September 2012)
Senior Matte-Painter, Concept Artist
Creating concept paintings and matte-paintings for short film "Peru, Empire of Hidden Treasures"
EMBER LAB (July 2012 - August 2012)
Matte-Painter
Creating matte-painting for short film "The Dust"
BREWERY VFX (February 2012 - May 2012)
Concept and Matte Artist, Compositing Artist
Creating concept paintings, matte-paintings and compositing for feature film "Welcome to the Punch"
CATZWOLF PRODUCTION (March 2012 - April 2012)
Concept Artist
Creating concept paintings for commercial
CG FACTORY (December 2011 - February 2012)
Matte-Painter
Creating matte-paintings for feature films "Rzhevskiy protiv Napoleona"
RED KEDS (August 2011 - September 2011)
Illustrator
Creating an illustration for a famous brand
UNDERDOGS INX IMAGINE (July 2011 - August 2011)
Matte-Painter
Creating matte-painting for short film "Burn to Shine"
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (October 2010 - November 2010)
Illustrator
Creating an illustration for the monthly magazine National Geographic, November 2010
CGARRYBOWEN (July 2009 - October 2009)
Illustrator
Creating a painting for Disney that was on display in Disneyland Paris
SPELL SYSTEMS (May 2007 - May 2010)
Designer
Creating illustrations and designs for websites and video presentations
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
Art Direction, Concept Art, Key Frames, Concept Design, Matte Painting, Traditional Art, Art direction, 3D/2.5D Matte Projections, 3D Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering, Compositing, FX
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE:
Photoshop, Blender, Nuke, Maya, Vray, DAZ Studio, World Machine, 3D Coat, Keyshot, Speed Tree, After Effects, Vue
HONORS, AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS:
Second Place Juried Award in the 2021 Scenes from Western Canada Exhibition
Award of extraordinary artwork, featured in 2022 Federation of Canadian artist Calendar
Concept Art Award Presented by LightBox Expo 2019
Iamag publication
Method Studios, Artist Award: "Best VFX Power" 2017
INTERVIEW:
Interview for Voxgroovy.Radio
Interview for ATMO VFX
Interview for Gnomon Workshop
Interview for Kuban 24 TV channel (In Russian)
FINE ART EXHIBITIONS:
Federation of Canadian Artists - Scenes from Western Canada 2024
Federation of Canadian Artists - Curated Collection February - March 2024
Federation of Canadian Artists - Active Member Exhibition 2024
Federation of Canadian Artists - Landscapes 2023
Federation of Canadian Artists - Scenes from Western Canada 2023
Federation of Canadian Artists - Active Member Exhibition 2023
Federation of Canadian Artists - Curated Collection November-December 2022
Federation of Canadian Artists - Landscapes 2022
Federation of Canadian Artists - Scenes From Western Canada 2022
Federation of Canadian Artists - Active Member Exhibition 2022
Federation of Canadian Artists - Curated Collection November-December 2021
Federation of Canadian Artists - Scenes from Western Canada 2021
Federation of Canadian Artists - Small Artworks 2021
Federation of Canadian Artists - 365 Calendar Project
Federation of Canadian Artists - Active Member Exhibition 2021
Federation of Canadian Artists - Shape and Form
Federation of Canadian Artists - Scene from Western Canada
Federation of Canadian Artists - Landscapes 2020
Federation of Canadian Artists - Small Artworks 2020
Federation of Canadian Artists - Group of Seven 100th Anniversary Exhibition
BC Home and Garden Show at BC Place, Vancouver
Federation of Canadian Artists - Active Member Exhibition 2020
Federation of Canadian Artists - Shape and Form 2019
Federation of Canadian Artists - Scenes from Western Canada
Federation of Canadian Artists - Small Exhibition
Federation of Canadian Artists - O Canada
Federation of Canadian Artists - 2019 Landscapes Exhibition
CGMA Exhibition - The Art of Creative Composition
Finn Slough 19th Annual Exhibition
Federation of Canadian Artists - Shape and Form
Federation of Canadian Artists - Scenes from Western Canada
Federation of Canadian Artists - Smaller, Smaller, Smallest
Federation of Canadian Artists - 2018 Summer Showcase
Federation of Canadian Artists - 2018 Landscapes Exhibition
South Delta Artists Guild - Oil and Water Exhibition 2018
CGMA Spectrum - Celebrating Diversity 2018
Art in the City 2018
Finn Slough 18th Annual Exhibition
Federation of Canadian Artists - (January 2018 - April 2018)
Federation of Canadian Artists - The Active Member Exhibition (January 2018)
Federation of Canadian Artists - (November 2017 - January 2018)
Federation of Canadian Artists - 40° Below (October 2017 - November 2017)
The Cyber Art Show Day 1
The Cyber Art Show Day 2
