Calling Sydney, Australia home, Evan Shipard has been a concept artist/ digital matte painter/ vfx artist since 2000 working for various companies in the post production industry. Previously he spent 2 years in the print design industry and has a background in illustration.

After being awarded a scholarship to study at the Design Centre in Sydney he initialy moved into 3d and compositing. He has since produced work on films such as The Core, The Last Samurai, and more recently conceptualised vfx for World Trade Centre and art directed on 300. His work has been recognised in Ballistic Publishing's Painter and Concept art books, winning him an excellence award for his Forgotten Hope art.


FEATURE FILM LIST

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawntreader

X-men Origins: Wolverine

(Project Development)

Fool's Gold

30 Days of Night

Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer

300

World Trade Centre

Stealth

Shi mian mai fu (House of Flying Daggers)

Paycheck

The Last Samurai
                    
The Great Raid

Travellers and Magicians

George of the Jungle II

The Core

Concept Artist

Concept Artist

Concept Artist

Digital Matte Artist

Digital Matte Artist

Digital Matte Artist

Art Director/Digital Matte Artist

Concept Artist

Digital Matte Artist

Digital Matte Artist/Compositor

Compositor

Compositor/3d Artist

Compositor

Compositor/Title Design

Lead Compositor/Digital Artist

Compositor/Digital Artist

2008

2008

2007

2007

2007

2006

2005

2004

2004

2003

2003

2003

2003

2002

2002

TELEVISION

Lexus: Overhead

Adidas Personalities (TVC)

Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars

Digital Matte Artist/Concept Artist

Lead Digital Matte Artist

Digital Matte Artist

2006

2005

2004

EMPLOYMENT

Weta Digital-
Digital matte artist/ Concept artist.

Asylum Visual Effects- freelance Digital matte artist/ Concept artist.

Animal Logic- Digital matte artist/ Concept artist/ Art Director 2004 to 2006.

Fuel International- freelance Digital matte artist 2004.

Emerald City Design- Digital matte painter/ Lead Shake Compositor 2003-2004.
Various commercials including Mobius Award winning Singapore Airlines and
Cannes Award winning Olympus.

Rising Sun Pictures- Compositor/ Digital Artist 2002-2003 Responsibilities
included compositing, matte painting, character concept design, styleframes.

GMD- Digital Artist 2000-2002