Dylan Cole

For the American football player, see Dylan Cole (American football).

Dylan Cole is an American Digital Matte-Painter and concept artist specializing in work for film, television, and video games. Cole received a degree in fine arts from UCLA.[1] He is best known for his work on feature films like The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Avatar[2][3] and its sequel, Daredevil, Alice in Wonderland, Tron: Legacy, Maleficent and The Chronicles of Riddick. He recently published his first book, The Otherworldly Adventures of Tyler Washburn.[4][5]

Matte-painting community

Cole co-authored the book D'artiste Matte Painting: Digital Artists Master Class[6] in which he shares of his work process and industry experiences throughout his career, and through the Gnomon Workshop has released instructional DVDs featuring his digital matte painting techniques.[7][8]

Recognition

Awards and nominations

As part of the team that created the artwork for James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar Cole received a 2010 Directors Guild of America Award for Excellence in Production Design. He also received nominations from Art Directors Guild for Excellence In Production Design For A Fantasy Feature Film for both Alice in Wonderland and Tron: Legacy.[9] Cole stated that his inspiration for the forests of Avatar came from a trip on the Kuranda Skyrail.[10][11]

Partial filmography

• Daredevil (2003)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• Van Helsing (2004)
• The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
• I, Robot (2004)
• Little Black Book (2004)
• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
• The Aviator (2004)
• Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
• The Ring Two (2005)
• A Sound of Thunder (2005)
• Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
• Four Brothers (2005)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
• Superman Returns (2006)
• Evan Almighty (2007)
• The Kite Runner (2007)
• The Golden Compass (2007)
• 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
• Speed Racer (2008)
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
• The Spiderwick Chronicles' (2008)
• John Adams (7 episodes, 2008) (TV)
• Eagle Eye (2008)
• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
• The Road (2009)
• Avatar (2009)
• Land of the Lost (2009)
• 2012 (2009)
• Clash of the Titans (2010)
• Alice in Wonderland (2010)
• Tron: Legacy (2010)
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
• Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

References

1. "D'Artiste: Dylan Cole". Animation Artist. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
2. "Awesome concept art for James Cameron's AVATAR surfaces". The Quiet Earth. May 28, 2009. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
3. Alex Billington (May 28, 2009). "Two New Concept Art Pieces from James Cameron's Avatar". First Showing. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
4. "VFX Artist Dylan Cole's Otherworldly New Picture Book". 28 May 2013.
5. "VFX Artist Dylan Cole's Otherworldly New Picture Book". 28 May 2013.
6. Alp Altiner; Dylan Cole; Chris Stoski (2005). Daniel P. Wade (ed.). D'artiste Matte Painting: Digital Artists Master Class. Volume 3 of D'artiste digital artists master class (2, illustrated ed.). Ballistic Media Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-921002-16-6.
7. Bill Desowitz (October 19, 2006). "Gnomon Workshop Releases Matte Painting DVDs". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
8. "Dylan Cole". The Gnomen Workshop. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
9. "Art Directors Guild: 15th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards". Art Directors Guild. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
10. staff (January 16, 2010). "Kuranda Skyrail inspires Avatar rainforest". The Cairns Post. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
11. Charlie Jane Anders (Jan 14, 2010). "Avatar's Designers Speak: Floating Mountains, AMP Suits And The Dragon". Io9. Retrieved 2011-02-24.

• An interview with Dylan Cole^[permanent dead link‍]
• CG Node
• 3D Total article Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
• 2d Artist magazine Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Artist Journal

External links

• Official website
• Dylan Cole at IMDb