“Go against the rules or ignore the rules. That is what invention is about.”
— Helen Frankenthaler
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Digital Matte Painting
Studio: Framestore
Emmy Award winning illustrator, digital matte painter & concept artist
Nathan Aardvark
Matte Painting.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Concept Art.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Illustration.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Hello
His name is Nathan Mckenna, though his artist's name is Nathan Aardvark. Don’t ask him why.
Connect with him on his Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-aardvark/
Contact
Email is best. He will usually respond personally within an hour or so, unless he’s stuck up a tree, in which case, please send help.
Hello@NathanAardvark.com
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
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.
