Adobe Photoshop for Matte Painting
Course 1: Basic Principles: What is matte painting?
By David Vega Palacios , Graphic Designer
Joined November 2019
About the video: What is matte painting?
Overview
“In this lesson I will tell you about the matte painting technique, its beginnings, characteristics and practical applications. In addition, I will show you some examples of how I have been able to use it in my work in advertising.”
In this video lesson David Vega Palacios addresses the topic: What is matte painting?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 1: Basic Principles. Initial concepts for matte painting and Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. you'll explore what matte painting is all about. Let's take a look. Adobe Photoshop is a highly effective tool for image creation. making it an ideal fit for the Matte Painting technique due to its powerful capabilities. This technique began nearly parallel with the rise of the film industry. fundamentally involving artists painting on glass to introduce additional elements into scenes. Once completed. the painted glass would be positioned between the camera and actors or sets. resulting in a seamlessly combined visual effect. This was highly advantageous. particularly conce...”
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Course summary for: Course 1: Basic Principles
David Vega Palacios
By David Vega Palacios
Peruvian-born David Vega is passionate about the entire creative and transformational process of a photo-compositional project. Founder of MIDAS studio, he dedicates his time to creating impossible images in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.
He has collaborated with brands like Toyota, Movistar, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Coca-Cola, Scotiabank, UPC, Oreo, Backus, Renault, Cartavio, Honda, Ford, and many other brands and advertising agencies. In 2019, he made the “200 Best Digital Artists” list from Lürzer’s Archive.
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