Advanced Character Modeling in ZBrush and Photoshop

Matthew Weng

Matthew Weng attended the Center for Creative Studies – College of Art and Design, where he studied graphic design and illustration. It was here that he really found his passion for film and film production. In 1996, after working at various post houses in the metro Detroit area, He co-founded a boutique post house in Detroit, starting with one Softimage workstation and Avid, and growing into a 4K plus sq ft. space with 4 edit salons and a CG department. Catering primarily to the commercial clie... morent, he did create titles and FX shots for a number of independent film and television shows. He also pitched, created, and produced pilots for 2 original television series. The studio was sold in 2005. In 2005, he was hired to create a CG dept in the photographic studio Evox Productions, a leader in automotive digital photography. The initial cg department was created in Detroit to service the automotive industry. After creating the pipeline, staffing and getting the department there up and running, he relocated to LA to create a similar department here in the main offices. He was the Supervising Artist and head of the department for about 6 months until he was made Production Manager for the entire creative team. He served in that role for four years and began branching out into feature and television work. In 2009 he became a full-time freelance CG/VFX artist and began working full time on such projects. He's worked on a number of features as a ZBrush artist, including “The Hills Have Eyes II”. He's also done television work on projects for the History Channel, Hallmark Channel, and the network affiliates.