Design Case Studies

Selected Design Galleries

The Dragon Prince - Early Development

These were among the earliest BG images made for the show. These images helped to get the project greenlit at the studio, and defined the visual language as the show went into production.

TheDragonPrince_Backgrounds_KatolisCastleEntrance_MattyRodgers.jpg
Doorway_Magic_Coloured_02b.jpg
TheDragonPrince_Backgrounds_EzranBedroom_MattyRodgers
DragonPrince_CallumBedroom_Design_01.jfif

The Dragon Prince - Various

MidnightOasis.jpg
Swamp.jpg
DarkMagicChamberENTRANCE.jpg
DarkMagicChamber2.jpg
DPR_KatolisHighMageOffice_Concept_Matty_V005.jpg
DPR_KatolisHighMageOfficeINTA_LC_ModelSheet_Matty_V004.jpg
StormSpireVestibuleIneA_Concept_Matty_v001.jpg
StormSpireVestibuleIneIntA_LC_ModelSheet_Matty_v002.jpg
LuxAureaRuinSecretGardenEXTA_LC_Concept_Matty_v002.jpg
AncientLighthouseTowerExtA_LC_Concept_Matty_v003.jpg
AncientLighthouseTowerExtA_LC_Concept_Matty_v005.jpg

The Adventures of Puss in Boots

Matty was hired as the sole matte painter on this Dreamworks series. However the art director, Edison Yan, put Matty’s broad skillset to use on many design and colour design tasks. Selected samples below.

02_05_OwlStaff.jpg
DesertA_EXT_SetColour_Matty.jpg
01_05_DustDevil.jpg
03_02_NetherworldInt.jpg
01_04_PrincessMonster.jpg
02_03_PirateCaptain.jpg
02_04_Pirate.jpg
BrushA_Matty.jpg
Tree_D_Colour_04_Matty.jpg

The Hobbit

Matty was a Conceptual Designer at Weta Workshop during the pre-production for The Hobbit Trilogy.

Dwarf Design - The Hobbit
CostumeDesign_MatthewRodgers.jpg