Matte Painting of Imaginary Worlds in Photoshop
Sky Replacement
A course by Reha Sakar , Visual Artist
About the video: Sky Replacement
Overview
“Let's start with the sky. In this lesson, I will give you useful pointers on how to render your sky. ”
In this video lesson Reha Sakar addresses the topic: Sky Replacement, 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
“Sky Replacement We have all our stock images ready. In this lesson, we'll start the painting with sky replacement. The sky is a key element in my painting because it will give the mood. Let's start painting. I think the canvas size is 3K-ish and I'll make it a bit wider so I can use it to the size to make a bigger painting. In case I need a wider shot, I can always use that. I won't need to extend it later. I'll use this as a reference point so I don't get lost when I'm working on the painting. I have my thumbnail here. I will set up everything through that like the horizon line. I press Co...”
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Course summary for: Matte Painting of Imaginary Worlds in Photoshop
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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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