Matte Painting of Imaginary Worlds in Photoshop
Drakkar (Viking Ship) 2
A course by Reha Sakar , Visual Artist
About the video: Drakkar (Viking Ship) 2
Overview
“Now that I have the placement of my ship settled, I will start to refine it. You will learn some tips on how to achieve a color balance. I will also show you how to bring more realism with the addition of smaller details, like rocks. ”
In this video lesson Reha Sakar addresses the topic: Drakkar (Viking Ship) 2, 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
“Drakkar (Viking Ship) It's not looking bad. Again, a lot of light here, so I'll just paint this over. I still have some warmth here. I'll go to another adjustment layer, Color Balance, and put the Color mode again. Get some cools in here. I think it's looking pretty ok for now. Before I do more, I'll add some... I have another shot for those shores from the same image set. I think this looks good, let's see. I'll use this sky as the other one was out of focus. It's blurry here and I want these sharp rocks here. I'll get this and I'll do another matte cropping. It's good to have a good under...”
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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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