Digital Matte Painting: 1 Concept

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

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