Frederic St-Arnaud
Frederic St-Arnaud
Freelancer at STARNO.net
Montreal, Canada

Summary

Over 25+ years creating Concept Art, Digital Matte Painting, CG Environment and also leader as an Entrepreneur, Business owner at STARNO.net, Art Director, Supervisor and Head of Department of some renowned VFX Studios in the industry.

Recognized as a highly skilled and experienced artist in his field and among one of the pioneering digital matte painters in the industry. Known for his speed, efficiency, his clear straightforward, professional and methodic approach, as well as his kindness, attentiveness and communicative skills in leading positions.

Over 100+ film and episodic projects including: Stranger Things, The Amazing Spider, Pacific Rim, The Lone Ranger, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Silent Hill, Babel, Sin City, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Over 20+ gaming projects including: FarCry, IronMan, Fallout, Call of Duty, Dishonored

Specialties: Matte painting, CG environment, Concept Art, Art Direction, Supervision

PortFolio: https://www.frederic-st-arnaud.com/
IMDB Profile: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0820333/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Skills

Art DirectionConcept ArtIllustrationMatte PaintingVisual EffectsVFX Supervision

Software proficiency

After Effects
After Effects
Maya
Maya
Nuke
Nuke
Photoshop
Photoshop
Softimage
Softimage
PTGui
PTGui
Shotgun
Shotgun
DALL-E
DALL-E

Reel

Productions

    • TV Production
      Quantico Season 01
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      STARNO.net
    • Movie
      A Dog's Purpose
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Maverick VFX
    • Movie
      My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Maverick VFX
    • TV Production
      The Knick Season 02
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Maverick VFX
    • Movie
      Twilight Eclipse
    • Year
      2010
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Rodeo FX
    • Movie
      Immortals
    • Year
      2011
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Rodeo FX
    • Movie
      Resident Evil AfterLife
    • Year
      2010
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Rodeo FX
    • Movie
      Mirror Mirror
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Rodeo FX
    • Movie
      Sin City
    • Year
      2005
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Hybride
    • Movie
      Wild
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Raynault Fx
    • TV Production
      The Witcher Season 3
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Rodeo FX
    • Movie
      Elysium
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Raynault FX
    • Movie
      X Men Dark Phoenix
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Back Drop Artist
    • Company
      STARNO.net
    • Movie
      The Little Mermaid Disney
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Rodeo FX
    • TV Production
      Stranger Things Season 4
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Rodeo FX
    • Movie
      The Amazing Spider-Man
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Matte Painting Supervisor
    • Company
      Rodeo FX
    • Movie
      Pacific Rim
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Lucas Films / ILM
    • Movie
      The Lone Ranger
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter
    • Company
      Lucas Films / ILM

Experience

  • Head Of Matte Painting Department at Rodeo FX
    Montreal, CA
    September 2021 - November 2024

    ¤ VENOM: The Last Dance (Sony Pictures Film 2024)

    ¤ SMILE 2 (Paramount Pictures Film 2024)

    ¤ RED ONE (Amazon, MGM, WB Pictures Film 2024)

    ¤ EXPATS (Amazon TV Series 2024 starring Nicole Kidman)

    ¤ TIME BANDITS (Apple TV Serie 2024)

    ¤ DAMSEL (Netflix film 2024)

    ¤ KRAVEN THE HUNTER (Sony Pictures film 2024)

    ¤ MONARCH: Legacy of Monsters (AppleTV Series 2023)

    ¤ THE WALKING DEAD: Daryl Dixon (AMC Serie 2023)

    ¤ REBEL MOON (Zack Snyder Netflix Film 2023)

    ¤ THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The Rings of Power (Amazon Prime 2024)

    ¤ THE LITTLE MERMAID (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 2023)

    ¤ THE WITCHER Season 3 (Neflix TV Series 2023)

    ¤ 1923 Season 1 (Paramount+ TV Series 2022)

    ¤ ARGYLLE (Film 2022 Directed by Matthew Vaughn)

    ¤ STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4 (Netflix 2022) Created by Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer

    ¤ SLUMBERLAND (Netflix 2022) Directed by Francis Lawrence

    ¤ BLACK ADAM (Warner Brother 2022) Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra

  • Owner - VFX Supervisor at STARNO.net
    Montreal, CA
    November 2015 - September 2021

    ¤ XMEN DARK PHOENIX

    ¤ TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN (from Amazon Prime)

    ¤ DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN (directed by Xavier Dolan)

    ¤ ALIAS GRACE NETFLIX SEASON 1

    ¤ PIEDS NUS DANS L'AUBE (directed by Francis Leclerc)

    ¤ ASSASSIN'S CREED (directed by Justin Kurzel)

    ¤ BLACK SAILS SEASON 3

    ¤ THE GET DOWN NETFLIX SEASON 1

    ¤ INTO THE BADLANDS SEASON 2

    ¤ VERSAILLES CANAL + SEASON 2

    ¤ A DOG'S PURPOSE (Directed by Lasse Hallstrom)

    ¤ QUANTICO SEASON 1 (Created by Joshua Safran)

    ¤ MY BIG GREEK FAT WEDDING 2 (directed by Kirk Jones)

    ¤ TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION (The Fall of Canada by Ubisoft)

    ¤ THE KNICK SEASON 2 (Directed by Steven Soderbergh)

    ¤ RACE (Directed by Stephen Hopkins)

    ¤ GODS OF EGYPT (Directed by Alex Proyas)

    ¤ UNDISCLOSED (Industrial Light & Magic/Lucas Films Project)

    ¤ WILD (Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée)

    ¤ THE BEST OF ME (Directed by Michael Hoffman)

    ¤ PAWN SACRIFICE (Directed by Edward Zwick)

    ¤ CIVILIZATION: BEYOND EARTH (Sid Meier's Civilization Video Game)

    ¤ ELYSIUM (Directed by Neill Blomkamp)

    ¤ OUTCAST (Directed by Nick Powell)

    ¤ CHRONICLE OF RIDDICK: DEAD MAN STALKING (Directed by David Twohy)

    ¤ DISHONORED (Video Game by Bethesda Softworks LLC)

    ¤ ASTERIX & OBELIX: GOD SAVE BRITANNIA (Directed by Laurent Tirard)

  • Art Director at MELS
    Montreal, CA
    May 2013 - January 2014

    ¤ MIDNIGHT SUN (Directed by Roger Spottiswoode)

    ¤ BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Directed by Christophe Gans)

    ¤ BRICK MANSIONS (Directed by Camille Delamarre)

    ¤ MIRACULUM (Directed by Daniel Grou)

    ¤ IL ETAIT UNE FOIS LES BOYS (Directed by Richard Goudreau)

  • Digimatte Artist at Industrial Light & Magic
    Vancouver, CA
    September 2012 - April 2013

    ¤ THE LONE RANGER (Directed by Gore Verbinski)

    ¤ PACIFIC RIM (Directed by Guillermo del Toro)

  • Matte Painting Supervisor at Rodeo FX
    Montreal, CA
    January 2010 - March 2012

    ¤ THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN (Directed by Marc Webb)

    ¤ ABRAHAM LINCOLN - VAMPIRE HUNTER (Directed by Timur Bekmambetov)

    ¤ JACK THE GIANT KILLER (Directed by Bryan Singer)

    ¤ SNOW WHITE MIRROR MIRROR (Directed by Tarsem Singh)

    ¤ RED TAILS (Directed by George Lucas)

    ¤ THE THREE MUSKETEERS (Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson)

    ¤ IMMORTALS (Directed by Tarsem Singh)

    ¤ INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC UNDISCLOSED PROJECT

    ¤ RESIDENT EVIL 4: AFTER LIFE (Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson)

    ¤ JONAH HEX (Directed by Jimmy Hayward)