Illusion Arts

Illusion Arts is a defunct effects studio that mainly specialized in matte paintings. It was established in 1983 by effects artists Syd Dutton and Bill Taylor. The company had a hand in over 150 projects over two decades.

The company folded in 2009 after working on G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Currently, Taylor has returned to being a freelance artist while Dutton has moved to Zoic Studios.

See also Matte World Digital, another matte painting company (albeit one that's still around).

Illusion Arts' Projects include

 * G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (last known project)
 * Spaceballs
 * Star Trek
 * Star Trek the Next Generation
 * Star Trek Deep Space Nine
 * Star Trek Voyager
 * Star Trek Enterprise
 * Star Trek V the Final Frontier
 * Star Trek Generations
 * Star Trek First Contact
 * Star Trek: Nemesis
 * The Neverending Story II
 * The Addams Family (1991 film)
 * Addams Family Values
 * Tremors
 * Robin Hood: Men in Tights
 * The Shadow
 * A Few Good Men
 * Frankenstein Unbound - Keep in mind that this was directed by Roger Corman
 * Double Dragon
 * Mortal Kombat
 * The Quick and the Dead
 * Batman Forever
 * Dragonheart
 * Dante's Peak
 * Six Days Seven Nights
 * What Dreams May Come
 * Muppets from Space
 * Finding Forrester
 * X Men
 * The Fast and the Furious
 * Two Fast Two Furious
 * The Fast and The Furious Tokyo Drift
 * Redline - No relation to the Madhouse film of a similar name.
 * Eight Below
 * Aeon Flux (Film adaptation)
 * Nacho Libre
 * Van Helsing
 * The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
 * Son of the Mask
 * Blade Runner (2007 Final Cut edition)

Tropes Associated with Illusion Arts

 * Conspicuous CG: They have done more than just matte paintings; and it usually falls into this trope when they do.
 * Doing It for the Art
 * Scenery Porn