| Brenton Cottman is a Painter and Digital Matte Artist working in the visual effects industry. After graduating from the School of Visual Arts in New York City where he studied realist oil painting under Steven Assael and Marvin Mattelson, he moved to Los Angeles to work in feature film visual effects. Specializing in 3D Matte Painted Environments, he is responsible for the design and creation of completely digital locations and set extensions. Combining traditional artist training with the latest digital painting, modeling, and compositing tools, he has created numerous environments for a variety of features including Avatar for which he received the Visual Effects Society award for "Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Feature Motion Picture".
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