{{Short description|American painter}} {{for|the American football player|Dylan Cole (American football)}} '''Dylan Cole''' is an American Digital Matte-Painter and concept artist specializing in work for film, television, and video games. Cole received a degree in fine arts from UCLA.<ref name="aa"/> He is best known for his work on feature films like ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, ''Avatar''<ref name="quietearth1"/><ref name="firstshowing1"/> and its sequel, ''Daredevil'', ''Alice in Wonderland'', ''Tron: Legacy'', ''Maleficent'' and ''The Chronicles of Riddick''. He recently published his first book, ''The Otherworldly Adventures of Tyler Washburn''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.studiodaily.com/2013/05/vfx-artist-dylan-coles-otherworldly-new-picture-book/#sthash.Y2TF2ChZ.dpuf|title = VFX Artist Dylan Cole's Otherworldly New Picture Book|date = 28 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.studiodaily.com/2013/05/vfx-artist-dylan-coles-otherworldly-new-picture-book/|title = VFX Artist Dylan Cole's Otherworldly New Picture Book|date = 28 May 2013}}</ref>
==Matte-painting community== Cole co-authored the book ''D'artiste Matte Painting: Digital Artists Master Class''<ref name="book2"/> in which he shares of his work process and industry experiences throughout his career, and through the Gnomon Workshop has released instructional DVDs featuring his digital matte painting techniques.<ref name="awn"/><ref name="gnomen"/>
==Recognition==
===Awards and nominations=== As part of the team that created the artwork for James Cameron's 2009 film ''Avatar'' Cole received a 2010 Directors Guild of America Award for Excellence in Production Design. He also received nominations from Art Directors Guild for Excellence In Production Design For A Fantasy Feature Film for both ''Alice in Wonderland'' and ''Tron: Legacy''.<ref name="adg"/> Cole stated that his inspiration for the forests of Avatar came from a trip on the Kuranda Skyrail.<ref name="cairns"/><ref name="io9"/>
==Partial filmography== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * ''Daredevil'' (2003) * ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) * ''Van Helsing'' (2004) * ''The Chronicles of Riddick'' (2004) * ''I, Robot'' (2004) * ''Little Black Book'' (2004) * ''Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'' (2004) * ''The Aviator'' (2004) * ''Flight of the Phoenix'' (2004) * ''The Ring Two'' (2005) * ''A Sound of Thunder'' (2005) * ''Herbie: Fully Loaded'' (2005) * ''Four Brothers'' (2005) * ''The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (2005) * ''The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'' (2006) * ''Superman Returns'' (2006) * ''Evan Almighty'' (2007) * ''The Kite Runner'' (2007) * ''The Golden Compass'' (2007) * ''3:10 to Yuma'' (2007) * ''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007) * ''Speed Racer'' (2008) * ''The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'' (2008) * ''The Spiderwick Chronicles'' (2008) * ''John Adams'' (7 episodes, 2008) (TV) * ''Eagle Eye'' (2008) * ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'' (2009) * ''The Road'' (2009) * ''Avatar'' (2009) * ''Land of the Lost'' (2009) * ''2012'' (2009) * ''Clash of the Titans'' (2010) * ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010) * ''Tron: Legacy'' (2010) * ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (2011) * ''Avatar: The Way of Water'' (2022) {{div col end}}
==References== <references>
<ref name="quietearth1">{{cite news | url=http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2009/05/28/Awesome-concept-art-for-James-Camerons-AVATAR-surfaces | title=Awesome concept art for James Cameron's AVATAR surfaces | accessdate=2011-02-24 | date=May 28, 2009 | publisher=The Quiet Earth}}</ref>
<ref name="firstshowing1">{{cite news | url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/two-new-concept-art-pieces-from-james-camerons-avatar/# | title=Two New Concept Art Pieces from James Cameron's Avatar | accessdate=2011-02-24 | author=Alex Billington | date=May 28, 2009 | publisher=First Showing}}</ref>
<ref name="adg">{{cite web | url=http://www.adg.org/?art=2010_award | title=Art Directors Guild: 15th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards | accessdate=2011-02-24 | work=Art Directors Guild | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908103336/http://www.adg.org/?art=2010_award | archivedate=2012-09-08 }}</ref>
<ref name="book2">{{cite book | title=D'artiste Matte Painting: Digital Artists Master Class |author1=Alp Altiner |author2=Dylan Cole |author3=Chris Stoski | year=2005 | publisher=Ballistic Media Pty Ltd | isbn=1-921002-16-6 | series=Volume 3 of D'artiste digital artists master class | editor=Daniel P. Wade | edition=2, illustrated}}</ref>
<ref name="awn">{{cite news | url=http://www.awn.com/news/education-and-training/gnomon-workshop-releases-matte-painting-dvds-0 | title=Gnomon Workshop Releases Matte Painting DVDs | accessdate=2011-02-24 | author=Bill Desowitz | date=October 19, 2006 | publisher=Animation World Network}}</ref>
<ref name="gnomen">{{cite web | url=http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/store/category/38/Dylan-Cole | title=Dylan Cole | accessdate=2011-02-24 | work=The Gnomen Workshop}}</ref>
<ref name="aa">{{cite web | url=http://animationartist.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=33337 | title=D'Artiste: Dylan Cole | accessdate=2011-02-24 | work=Animation Artist | archive-date=2011-07-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710130549/http://animationartist.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=33337 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="cairns">{{cite news | url=http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2010/01/16/87805_local-news.html | title=Kuranda Skyrail inspires Avatar rainforest | accessdate=2011-02-24 | author=staff | date=January 16, 2010 | publisher=The Cairns Post}}</ref>
<ref name="io9">{{cite news | url=http://io9.com/#!5444960/avatars-designers-speak-floating-mountains-amp-suits-and-the-dragon | title=Avatar's Designers Speak: Floating Mountains, AMP Suits And The Dragon | accessdate=2011-02-24 | author=Charlie Jane Anders | date=Jan 14, 2010 | publisher=Io9}}</ref>
</references> * [http://rhinooo.com/Load/a06_1.swf An interview with Dylan Cole]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [http://www.cg-node.com/goto.php?section=entrevistaDylanCole_en_pag1 CG Node] * [http://www.3dtotal.com/team/interviews/dylan_cole/dylan_01.php 3D Total article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605074911/http://www.3dtotal.com/team/interviews/dylan_cole/dylan_01.php |date=2010-06-05 }} * [http://www.dylancolestudio.com/Generic_Images/dylan_cole_789654.pdf 2d Artist magazine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710160724/http://www.dylancolestudio.com/Generic_Images/dylan_cole_789654.pdf |date=2011-07-10 }} * [http://dylancole.deviantart.com/ Artist Journal]
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.dylancolestudio.com}} * {{IMDb name|1304499}}
{{Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Production Design}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Dylan}} Category:21st-century American painters Category:Living people Category:Matte painters Category:American male painters Category:Year of birth missing (living people)