Paul Tobin

Designer

After contracting Peter Pan Syndrome early in life and failing to gain entrance to any Art Schools, Paul eventually pursued Ancient History and Medieval English at Victoria University Wellington. After a brief brush with adult life he escaped abroad for three years to pursue his interest in exploring and working as a volunteer archeologist.

Arriving back in NZ he enrolled at Massey University's School of Design, where he spent the next four years specialising in graphic design and illustration and began building his portfolio for Weta.

After graduating he rather unexpectedly landed his dream job at Weta Workshop and has been employed principally as a conceptual designer on films such as Andrew Adamson's Chronicles of Narnia, Peter Jackson's King Kong and James Cameron's Avatar.

He has also been involved with Weta's publishing projects, conceiving, art directing and illustrating "The Crafting of Narnia" and helping to design and illustrate The World of Kong, A Natural History of Skull Island.