Matte Painting of Imaginary Worlds in Photoshop
The Details 1
A course by Reha Sakar , Visual Artist
About the video: The Details 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will add more elements to the foreground, like fog, and blend things more. At this stage, I am looking to bring the painting together as a whole. ”
In this video lesson Reha Sakar addresses the topic: The Details 1, 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
“The Details Now that we've built our castle, in this lesson, I'll add and fix some details for my painting. I'll do some light passes on the boat, I'll do some edge cleaning on the mountain, and I'll also add a foreground tree to my painting. Let's do it. I'll do a couple more touch-ups and a bit more dressing with the foreground elements. I'll add some trees. I'll get back to my misty cloudy brushes and let's add a bit more fog to our ship. Not too much, only a bit. I'll get the same brush for my eraser too. It can be a different brush, it doesn't matter. It needs a soft brush because as I...”
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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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