Happy New Year everyone! It's been a while...Major updates on the site. Hope you like them!
Projects Highlights
Here's a list of most current projects I have worked on and feel are worth mentioning. The list is a few months behind as the current-current projects are still top secret. shhhhhhh :)
The Amazing Spider-Man
> film
Costume Concept art
client: Eddie Yang Studios / Marvel
director: Mark Webb supervisor: Eddie Yang
> watch trailer
Journey 2
> film
Concept art
client: The Picture Mill
director: Brad Peyton supervisor: David Clayton
> watch trailer
Star Wars Essential Guide to Warfare
> book
Interior Illustrations
client: Del Rey / LucasFilm
author: Jason Fry supervisor: Erich Schoeneweiss
> to be realeased
Transformers 3
> film
Pre-production Concept art
client: Bay Films / Paramount
director: Michael Bay production designer: Nigel Phelps
> watch trailer
Thor
> film
Visual FX Concept art
director: Kenneth Branagh
> watch trailer
SuckerPunch
> film
Vfx concept art
client: Pixomondo
director: Zack Snyder supervisor: Rainer Gombos
> watch trailer
Tron Legacy
> film
Look Developmen, Matte Painting
client: Digital Domain
director: Joe Kosinski
supervisor: Eric barba
> watch trailer
Raveonettes
> music video
Matte Painting
client: Blind
director: Chris Do
> play video
> making of
Disney Small World
> commercial
Matte Painter
client: Psyop
director: Todd Muller supervisor: David Chontos
> play video
Mass Effect 2
> commercial
Concept Artist
client: Blur
director: Tim Miller
> play video
Dragons Age: Origins
> commercial
Matte Painter
client: Blur
director: Tim Miller
> play video
Dante's Inferno
> game cinematic
Concept / Texture Artist & Color Keys
client: Blur
director: Tim Miller
> play video
Concept Art
What I do for a living (for the most part). A few samples below.
Matte Painting
Another thing I do for a living. A few samples below.
Illustration
Yet another thing I do for a living. Although often mistaken for Concept Art, there's a fine line between the Production Art and Illustration. Here are a few selected samples. Among them you'll find book covers, graphic novel pinups, role play game art plus a few personal / experimental pieces.
Photography
I'm not a professional photographer by no means, but I like to travel carrying a semi-pro camera and am pretty trigger happy. These photographs are a great source of reference and inspiration. I use them day in day out when creating photo-realistic concept illustrations and matte painting.
Featured Artwork
Battletech 'Era Report 3062' Cover Art by me and artist George Gipson.
Published Works
Ranging from cover to interior art for books, graphic novels and magazines.
Vampire Art Now
> interior art
publisher: Ilex Press (UK)
BattleTech: Era REport 3062
> cover art
author: Herbert Beas & Jason Schmetzer
publisher: Catalyst Game Labs
Dancing with Bears
> cover art
author: Michael Swanwick
publisher: NightShade Books
Sucker Punch: The Art of The Film
> interior art
publisher: Titan Books
IDN Extra 02: Neo York
> interior art & article
publisher: IDN
Dungeons & Dragons Open Grave
> interiort art
publisher: Wizard of The Coast
Eclipse Phase Role Playing Games
> interiort art
publisher: Catalyst Game Labs
Shrapnel Graphic Novel Vol.1 & 5
> cover art
publisher: Radical Comics
Spectrum Vol.14, 15 & 16
> interior art
publisher: Underwood Press
Expose Vol.4 & 6
Exotique Vol.2 & 3
D'Artiste Vol.2
> interior art
publisher: Ballistic Publishing
The Art Of Midway
> interior art & article
publisher: Design Studio Press
2D Artist Magazine
> tutorial
publisher: 3D Total
Imagine FX Magazine
> article
publisher: Future Publishing Lmtd
Exhibits
I don't display my artwork often, but exposure always helps.
Previous Exhibits:
> Spectrum Exhibition at Society of Illustrators, New York
Classes & Lectures
Because "Those who can't do, Teach" ;)
Check out below my current available classes:
Digital Matte Painting Class
Sundays 1 - 4 pm
10 Weeks
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
> READ MORE / ENROLL
Previous Classes & Lectures:
> Intro to Matte Painting, Red Engine School of Design, California
> Environment Design, Gnomon School of visual Effects, California
> Guest Speaker, Otis School of Design, California
> Guest Speaker, Columbia College Chicago, Illinois
> Guest Speaker, Otis School of Design, California
> Guest Speaker, Columbia College Chicago, Illinois
About me
I've been using the same bio for years. I hope you don't mind being written in third person:
Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Bruno has been playing with markers and crayons since little. He was given a scholarship in 1997 to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. While originally a graphic design major, he ultimately gravitated towards Traditional Animation, receiving his degree from Columbia College Chicago in 2002. Professionally, Bruno has done everything from print design to book illustration, to working on animated TV commercials to visual concepts for films and games. Currently, he owns a boutique company in Los Angeles; Filmpaint Inc., entrusted with the foremost task of bringing visions to life.
Above you see a few pictures of my workspace, my cat Linda and me; being exposed to gamma rays at a trendy frozen yougurt parlor, peacefully turning into Incredible Hulk.
Click here to download a high-res BIO PICTURE ( tiff file in CMYK for press). Visit my
IMDB and LINKEDIN pages.
About Filmpaint
Independently owned and conveniently located in West Los Angeles, Filmpaint is committed to bringing your visions to life. With the perfect blend of artistry, professionalism, versatility and “out of the box thinking,” our mission is to exceed your creative expectations. Here at Filmpaint, we understand Film, Advertising, TV, Animation, Comics & Video Games are all connected by a single visual thread. We thrive on creating digital artwork that translates seamlessly across all media platforms.
For more information visit FILMPAINT.COM
or click on the link below:
Client List
Here I go name-droping again ;) direct clients / indirect clients.
There are several others, but here are the ones that come to mind:
> FILM
Digital Domain / Disney Features
Paramount Pictures / Bay Films
Pixomondo / ILM
Eddie Yang Studios / Sony Pictures
Wigram Productions / Warner Bros
Blindwink / Universal Studios
Chuck Russel Productions
> ADVERTISING
Psyops / Disney Parks
Zoic Studio / Fox
Bl:nd
Freestyle Collective
Paranoid BR
Calabash / General Mills
> GAMES / INTERACTIVE
Respawn Entertainment / EA
Blur / EA
Pixomondo / LucasArts
Midway Games
Juxt Interactive / Cisco
WMS Gaming
> THEME PARK
FTH / Marvel
> BOOKS / GRAPHIC NOVEL
Wizard of The Coast / Hasbro
Random House Inc / Del Rey / LucasFilm
Tor Books
NightShade Books
UnderWood Books
Archangel Studios
Radical Studio
Ballistic Publishing
3D Total
Links
Check out these amazing artists and extremely talented individuals.
People I had the pleasure and honor to work with. I'm sure I'm forgetting someone, but here a few links: