May the 4th Be With You with Brian Matyas
Time
Wed, May 4, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
Location/Platform
Live stream (Twitch, YouTube, Facebook)
Join us on May 4th for a special live stream event as we celebrate Star Wars Day!
Join us on May 4th for a special live stream event as we celebrate Star Wars Day with Senior Character Concept Designer Brian Matyas! Brian is a veteran artist known for his amazing designs for Star Wars characters featured in The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Galaxy’s Edge in the Disney theme parks.
Our host, Adam Hartel, will be talking with Brian about how Star Wars has inspired him as an artist, and what it was like to create designs for iconic characters such as the Din Djarin, Greef Karga, Ahsoka Tano, Bo Katan, Boba Fett, and more! Come nerd out with us on all things Star Wars, and ask your questions for Brian in the chat!
Immediately after this interview, Adam will be sharing a brief informational session about art careers in the entertainment industry and how Gnomon is training artists for those careers.
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Guest Speakers
Brian Matyas
Senior Character Concept Designer @ Lucasfilm
Brian Matyas is one of the lead concept designers ushering in the new era of the live-action Star Wars universe. Leading character concept development in the Lucasfilm ltd art dept, he is known for his work on the Emmy award-winning series The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett, notably designing many characters including Din Djarin, Moff Gideon, Cara Dune, Greef Karga, Ahsoka Tano, Bo Katan, Boba Fett, and Fennec Shand. He has also contributed to the design of Galaxy’s Edge theme park, the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, and Kabam’s Star Wars: Uprising. His clients in the entertainment and gaming industries include Warner Bros, Paramount, Legendary, Disney, Wizards of the Coast, 2K games, and Telltale Games.