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Digital Matte Painting: 1 Concept

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Overview

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Learn to create new worlds, both fanciful and totally realistic, for films with digital matte paintings in this Photoshop tutorial.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Overview of the course
  • Using the exercise files
  • What is a matte painting?
1. Starting Your Project
  • Setting up your Photoshop workspace
  • 16-bit color
  • Prepping the plate
  • Concept painting basics
2. Toning the Plate
  • Extracting the hill
  • Applying adjustment layers
  • Examining transfer modes
3. Finding the Silhouette
  • Silhouette: Rectangular forms
  • Silhouette: Domes and towers
4. Light and Detail
  • Finding the light side
  • Drawing internal forms
  • Crenellations
  • Finding more details
  • Creating a cloud custom brush
5. Rendering the Environment
  • Painting the sky
  • Bringing in the mountains
  • Adding volcano smoke
  • Adding waterfalls, lights, and the entryway
  • Finishing the details
Conclusion
  • Goodbye

Taught by

David Mattingly

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