The digital matte painting handbook

In a recent survey of graduates from David's classes, three-quarters As a companion to The Digital Matte Painting Handbook , the industry's first how-to manual for beginning and intermediate-level matte artists, David has developed a series of training workshops for serious students. Many art schools do not offer separate courses in matte painting, yet it is a skill that is in high demand, and provides a leg up for graduates seeking careers in special effects for movies, television, commercials and music videos.

This unique book reveals a variety of tools and techniques that are both industry and classroom tested and will enhance your existing skill set. Veteran author and instructor David Mattingly walks you through the process of creating a matte painting, starting with rough concept sketches, working out the perspective drawing, adding light and shadow, and texturing all of the elements in the painting.

You ll gradually upgrade to using Adobe After Effects and Autodesk Maya in order to fulfill your matte painting vision. Back cover copy Create Stunning Backgrounds for Film, Video, Games, and Ads If you want to create digital matte paintings that blend seamlessly into live-action footage, this is the perfect guide.

You'll start with rough concept sketches in Photoshop and learn to add perspective, create light and shadow, add texture, and color-correct. The result? A skill set suitable for Hollywood! Artists of all levels will want this professional handbook on their desks.

Get up to speed on the Photoshop workspace, tools, and custom brushes Master the essentials--composition, perspective, drawing, color, and form Create a castle and add illumination, dark shadows, and craggy texture Change daylight into night or summer into winter Prepare your Photoshop files for use in Maya camera projection Learn industry- and classroom-tested tools and techniques Create a futuristic city over a moving plate Make scenes go from day to night Set up a vision of Hades in After Effects 3D space Contains all the files needed to complete the projects in the book as well as companion videos to help drive home concepts.

Table of contents Foreword. Review Text , ' An engaging, well-written book that is designed neither to bore nor to overwhelm Review quote , An engaging, well-written book that is designed neither to bore nor to overwhelm About David B. Mattingly David B. He is an internationally known science fiction illustrator with more than 2, book covers to his credit, including the New York Times bestselling "Honor Harrington" and "Animorphs" series.

Rating details. Book ratings by Goodreads. Find a copy in the library Finding libraries that hold this item The only how-to guide dedicated to mastering the technique of digital matte painting!

Matte painting affords seamless integration between an artist s painting with live action film footage and allows for greater flexibility and creative input in the appearance of movie settings.

Read more Reviews Editorial reviews. Publisher Synopsis , An engaging, well-written book that is designed neither to bore nor to overwhelm User-contributed reviews Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers. Be the first. Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers. Tags Add tags for "The digital matte painting handbook". Cinematography -- Special effects -- Data processing.

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Includes index. Accompanying DVD-ROM contains all the files needed to complete the projects in the book as well as companion videos to help drive home concepts. What is a matte painting?