Daniel Sia
Daniel Sia
Concept Artist
Toronto, Canada

Digital mattepainter and compositor with 5 years experience in the film industry with work in feature films, documentaries and TV series. Able to work in high-tempo environments and have a skillset to work on anything between comp work and digital paintings.

Skills

Concept ArtConcept DesignMatte PaintingDigital PaintingRotoscoping3D ModelingTexturingCompositing

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Nuke
Nuke
Mocha
Mocha
Shotgun
Shotgun
Quixel Suite
Quixel Suite
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine

Reel

Productions

    • TV Production
      Ghost Writer
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter & Roto Paint
    • Company
      Sinking Ship Entertainment
    • TV Production
      Odd Squad
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Digital Matte Painter & Roto Paint
    • Company
      Sinking Ship Entertainment
    • TV Production
      Donkey Hodie
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Roto Paint Artist
    • Company
      Sinking Ship Entertainment
    • TV Production
      Endlings
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Roto Paint Artist
    • Company
      Sinking Ship Entertainment
    • Movie
      DIno Dana The Movie
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Roto Paint Artist
    • Company
      Sinking Ship Entertainment
    • Movie
      The Meg
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Stereo Compositor
    • Company
      Legend3D
    • Movie
      Alpha
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Stereo Compositor
    • Company
      Legend3D
    • Movie
      A Wrinkle In Time
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Stereo Compositor
    • Company
      Legend3D
    • Movie
      Black Panther
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Stereo Compositor
    • Company
      Legend3D
    • Movie
      Thor: Ragnarok
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Stereo Compositor
    • Company
      Legend3D
    • Movie
      The Lego Ninjago Movie
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Stereo Compositor
    • Company
      Legend3D
    • Movie
      Spider-Man: Homecoming
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Stereo Compositor
    • Company
      Legend3D
    • Movie
      Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Stereo Compositor
    • Company
      Legend3D
    • Movie
      Passengers
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Stereo Compositor
    • Company
      Legend3D

Experience

  • Digital Matte Painter at Sinking Ship
    Toronto
    September 2020 - January 2024

  • VFX Artist at Sinking Ship
    Toronto
    November 2018 - January 2024

    VFX Rotoscoping, haircard recreation and cleanplating/rig-removal

  • Stereo Compositor at Legend3D
    Toronto, Canada
    August 2016 - February 2018

    Responsible for taking shots through the stereoscopic pipeline for films and final compositing. Tasks include cleanplating, roto+track, depth separation, and leading/reviewing jr. artists' work.

  • Concept & Texture Artist at Neon Mountain Games
    Toronto, Canada
    January 2015 - January 2016

    Involved with creating concept art, game assets and model texturing