Matte Painting of Imaginary Worlds in Photoshop
Shore
A course by Reha Sakar , Visual Artist
About the video: Shore
Overview
“Next, I will add the beach elements to the painting.”
In this video lesson Reha Sakar addresses the topic: Shore, 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
“Shore We're done with the sky. In this lesson, we'll add the shore and the water to our painting, as well as the reflecting sun. Let's get into it. Let's go and add the images for the shoreline and the water. This is a good one. The color is a little bit odd, but I think I'll work on this one and I might even use this one for the light part. I think I need a little more water, but let's see if this will work. I also like to keep the sky separate by colors. I have a Sky folder here. Since you'll have a bunch of folders, lots of color correction layers, lots of elements, it'll be chaos, so it...”
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Course summary for: Matte Painting of Imaginary Worlds in Photoshop
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Category
Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
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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