Mathieu Raynault is a Canadian digital matte painter, concept artist, and VFX art director. He has been producing matte paintings and illustrations for over 15 years. He is well known for his contributions on film productions like The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix series, Terminator Salvation, The Golden Compass, King Kong, Gangs of New York, and Star Wars saga; as well as many video games and print advertising projects. In 2011, after five years at RODEO FX, the internationally-known VFX studio he co-founded in 2006, Mathieu launched his own creative studio in Montreal, Canada.