Matte Painting for Cinema
What will we do in the course?
A course by Koke Nunez , Matte Painter and digital artist
About the video: What will we do in the course?
Overview
“We will start with an introduction to matte painting , knowing its history and how and who uses it today in the industry. Also, we will see a real professional case in which I have worked and I will teach you how to propose a project of these characteristics through the use of briefing . During the course, you will learn all the techniques and steps necessary to create a cinematic matte painting inspired by the worlds of Star Wars , Game of Thrones or Blade Runner . With this knowledge, once the course is finished, you will be able to tackle a project like this based on any film production that inspires you.”
In this video lesson Koke Nunez addresses the topic: What will we do in the course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Matte Painting for Cinema. Learn the basic concepts, techniques, and 2D processes to create movie scenes.
Partial transcription of the video
“WHAT WE WILL DO IN THE COURSE In this lesson I will tell you what we will do in the course. You will create a matte painting worthy of a film production. We will take one of three options. The universe of "Star Wars", that being science fiction gives us the opportunity to create everything we have in mind. Also another one like "Game of Thrones", which is a little bit more historical and fantasy, and finally "Blade Runner", that can be more like our world in a more apocalyptic, futuristic case ... etcetera. In my case I have chosen "Star Wars" because it is a very inspiring universe that ac...”
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Course summary for: Matte Painting for Cinema
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Art Direction, Film, Matte Painting, Photo Retouching, Photographic Composition, Photography Post-production, Photomontage

Koke Nunez
A course by Koke Nunez
Koke is a digital artist from Seville, creator of fantastic worlds and impossible landscapes. He is dedicated to the world of film VFX, specializing in creating Environments and MattePainting. He studied graphic design, although he spent the following years learning techniques and software in a self-taught way. His art has evolved from 2D to 3D through 2.5D. His skills cover both 2D image manipulation and the creation of fully 3D environments, as well as terrain, assets, skies, clouds, vegetation, etc.
He has worked in the film industry for VFX studios such as Cinesite, Jellyfish Pictures, Pixomondo Toronto, Skydance, Core Animation or DivideTv. He has also created a 12+ hour course with the prestigious online VFX school Gnomon Workshop on Environment Mattepainting 3D.
Currently, he works as a freelance Environments and MattePainting artist for the VFX world.
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