Digital Painting for 2D Illustration
Render, Understanding the Materials 3
A course by Matt Sanz , Visual Development Artist
About the video: Render, Understanding the Materials 3
Overview
“We are now halfway through the rendering process.”
In this video lesson Matt Sanz addresses the topic: Render, Understanding the Materials 3, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Painting for 2D Illustration. Learn how to create conceptual story-driven illustrations for video games and animation.
Partial transcription of the video
“just creating a color dodge affected pool that's reflecting the light I don't want it to be too direct because I don't want the scene to be mirrored vertically If you look at the scene in its entirety, you can see that there is quite a hyper-strong contrast with the robot's face and how bright it is. And I didn't want that to be equaled in the reflection completely. just because it will create a weird balance on that side. It won't read very well, I think, because what I want is for the viewer to look at the robot's face. Look at him or her looking down at the little boy And then the boy lo...”
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Course summary for: Digital Painting for 2D Illustration
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Traditional illustration

Matt Sanz
A course by Matt Sanz
Matt Sanz is a visual development artist specializing in video games and animation. Based in the UK, his freelance work as a 2D artist and creative director has led him to develop unique visual concepts for a wide range of clients, including BOB, Friday Sundae, IGG, Amazon Games, and more.
Matt graduated with a degree in Game Design and accepted a position as Lead Concept Artist for a studio in China shortly after, opening up a wide range of international opportunities. You can find Matt’s work online and at Artstation.
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