Matte Painting of Imaginary Worlds in Photoshop
What Is Matte Painting?
A course by Reha Sakar , Visual Artist
About the video: What Is Matte Painting?
Overview
“What is matte painting? Why do we need it? And what are its benefits? In this lesson, I will answer these questions by delving into the history of matte painting.”
In this video lesson Reha Sakar addresses the topic: What Is Matte Painting?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Matte Painting of Imaginary Worlds in Photoshop. Explore composition and lighting to create a photorealistic scene of a fantasy world using digital techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“What is Matte Painting? Now you know about my influences, in this lesson, I'll talk about what matte painting is and why we need it. If I have to describe matte painting in the simplest way, then I'd say it's like you are shooting a movie or a photo and you need something that doesn't exist, so you need to do something to put the element, object, or scenery in your work. In this course, we'll create a landscape that doesn't exist, which we are matte painting. Our painting will be photorealistic. I'll show you some elements that you need to know when making a matte painting that are very use...”
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Course summary for: Matte Painting of Imaginary Worlds in Photoshop
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Photography & Video -
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Matte Painting, Photo Retouching, Photography Post-production, Photomontage
Reha Sakar
A course by Reha Sakar
Reha Sakar is a Turkish artist based in Vancouver, Canada. He first began painting as a young child with his mother and fellow artist. After studying astronomy at university and working as an insurance broker during the holidays, he soon realized that art was his true passion. From there, he took a course in Photoshop and discovered his talent for 3D art, which kick-started his creative career.
Since then, Reha has worked in digital media for more than 10 years. He has created promotional material for Call of Duty, Diablo III, The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Marvel’s Avengers, World War Z, Rango, Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, and more. He has also written articles on matte painting and worked with sports leagues including the NHL.
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