Nathan ‘Aardvark’ Mckenna

Illustrator | Digital Matte Painter | Concept Artist

| Emmy Winner | BAFTA Nominee |

SQUARESPACE - DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE - “HELLO DOWN THERE"

Concept Art & Digital Matte Painting

HONDA PROLOGUE - ZHU - “DREAM IN MOTION"

Concept Art

NIKE - MEGAN THEE STALLION - “NEW HOTTIES"

Digital Matte Painting

JOHN LEWIS & PARTNERS - CHRISTMAS AD 2021 “UNEXPECTED GUEST”

Concept Art

APPLE TV+ “SCHMIGADOON!”

Digital Matte Painting

Nissan - “thrill driver”

Digital Matte Painting

Apple - Airpods Pro “Snap”

Digital Matte Painting

Mountain Dew - Game Fuel “Underdog”

Digital Matte Painting & Motion Graphics

JAY-Z - “The Story of O.J.”

Character Design

The Chemical Brothers ft Beck - “Wide Open”

Concept Art

Bio

Nathan has risen to the top of his field as an Emmy award winning, BAFTA nominated Illustrator. 

For over a decade he has contracted for world leading visual effects studios The Mill, Framestore and MPC amongst other high profile agencies and studios across the globe.

Nathan specialises in Matte Painting, Concept Art and Illustration.


Primary Skillset:
Concept art / Visual Development • Matte painting • Illustration • Digital Speed painting • Storyboards • Storyboards


Secondary Skillset:
AfterEffects animator • Website design • Graphic Design • Basic video editing • Digital photography

Awards

Emmy Award

Television Academy

September 2013

Outstanding Main Title Design - 2013
Da Vinci's Demons
Starz and Adjacent Productions

BAFTA Nomination

British Academy of Film & Television Arts

April 2015

Television Craft | Titles in 2015
Da Vinci's Demons

Special Edi for Visual Effects

Edi

November 2012

Swiss prize for advertising, industrial and corporate films.

Exhibitions

“The Art of Ice & Fire—A Tribute to Game of Thrones” at Pop Secret Gallery, Los Angeles.
Apr 2016
A group art show exploring the epic Game of Thrones story and characters.

Sneaker Posters in The Museum of Arts and Craft in Hamburg
Mar 2016
The first exhibition of it's kind in Germany, Nathan was selected to display the illustrations he produced for the Nike Hypervenom campaign.

Illustrated 2015 in The Old Truman Brewery, London
May 2015
Showcase Cities’ all new high-end illustration and street art exhibition taking place in East London's revolutionary arts and media quarter.