Stranger Things 5
Digital matte painting & environments
FILM / TELEVISION / WORLDS
Imagined worlds.
Made real.
David Edwards is a senior digital matte painter and environment artist shaping cinematic worlds from first idea to final frame.
01 / SELECTED WORK
Worlds that
stay with you.
More than two decades building environments, atmosphere and visual storytelling for some of film and television’s most ambitious productions.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Selected projects
Recent productions featuring David’s matte painting and environment work.
Spider-Noir
Digital matte painting & environments
Wednesday 2
Digital matte painting & environments
Godzilla x Kong
Digital matte painting & environments
Production artwork shown for identification. Individual contributions vary by project.
THE CRAFT
“The best environments don’t just fill the frame. They make the story feel inevitable.”Concept · Matte painting · Final pixels
A CLOSER LOOK
Art & environments
Concepts, key art and worlds built across film, television and games.
ShōgunEnvironment concept
Sci-fi worldbuildingConcept art
ReclaimedEnvironment key art
Fantasy worldsKey art
After the fallConcept art
02 / THE ARTIST
Making the
impossible
believable.
David Edwards is a Vancouver-based senior digital matte painter and environment artist with 20+ years of experience across film, television and interactive media.
Working from concept through final compositing, he brings together design, painting and 3D techniques to create worlds with depth, atmosphere and a strong sense of place.
His credits span Shōgun, Fallout, Blade Runner 2049, Avatar and many more, with experience at Eyeline / Scanline VFX, COSA VFX, DNEG, Method Studios and Framestore.