Kent Matheson

Concept Artist, Art Director
Games, Film & VR

linkedIn artstation resume

Recently the Concept Lead and Cosmetics Art Director on the AAA live-service shooter XDefiant, I'm currently heading up art direction on a game project in development. Past studios include Ubisoft, Hangar 13/2K, Impulse Gear, Industrial Light & Magic, Tippett Studio, and ImageEngine — spanning AAA games, VR, film, tv and ride projects. Credits include Avatar, Elysium, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean and the VR title Larcenauts.

I've worked at nearly every level of production, from texture painting and modeling to concept design, outsourcing, pipeline development, and art direction, with contributions across environments, characters, cosmetics, props, weapons, and VFX. The ranges of these experience shape how I approach every project.

What drives all of it is a deep curiosity — for craft, for problem-solving, and for finding the image that makes everything click.


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    Art Director

    Chaos Manufacturing
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    Concept Artist

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    Concept Art Lead / Art Director

    Ubisoft
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    Concept Art Lead

    Impulse Gear
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    Concept Artist

    Impulse Gear
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    Associate Art Director

    Hangar 13
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    Art Director

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    Concept Artist

    Netflix
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    Environment Supervisor

    Tippett Studio
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    Environment Supervisor

    Tippett Studio
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    Environment Lead

    Tippett Studio
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    Environments Supervisor

    Tippett Studio
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    Environments Supervisor

    Tippett Studio
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    Environment Artist

    Tippett Studio
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    Environment Artist / Concept Artist

    Tippett Studio
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    Environments Art Director

    Image Engine
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    Environment Artist

    Image Engine
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    Environment Artist

    Image Engine
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    Environment Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic
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    Environment Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic
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    Environment Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic
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    Environment Artist

    Image Engine
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    Environment Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic
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    Environment Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic
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    Environment Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic
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    Environment Artist

    Industrial Light & Magic
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    Environment Supervisor / Matte Painter

    Radium
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    Compositor / Matte Painter

    Evil Eye
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    Environment Artist / Matte Painter

    Evil Eye
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    Environment Artist / Matte Painter

    Tippett Studio
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    Environment Artist / Matte Painter

    The Orphanage
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    Environment Artist / Matte Painter

    Rhythm & Hues
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    Environment Artist / Matte Painter

    Giant Killer Robots
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    Art Director

    Tippett Studio
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    Art Director

    Tippett Studio
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    Environment Artist / Concept Artist

    Tippett Studio
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    Environment Artist / Matte Painter

    Industrial Light & Magic
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    Environment Artist / Matte Painter

    Industrial Light & Magic
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    Matte Painter

    MGM Studios
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    Matte Painter

    MGM Studios
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