Matte Painting of Imaginary Worlds in Photoshop
Final Touches
A course by Reha Sakar , Visual Artist
About the video: Final Touches
Overview
“Let's add the finishing touches! Once I've concluded my adjustments to the lighting, I will introduce some final elements to add interest to the narrative, like waterfalls. ”
In this video lesson Reha Sakar addresses the topic: Final Touches, 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
“Final Touches We have the shields ready to go. Now, I'll do some final touches for the painting. As final touches, I'll adjust the lighting of the castle and paint some rim lights in it. I will also make an overall color correction. At the end, I'll paint some small waterfalls in the background to make it more interesting. Let's do the final touches. I was trying to fix and add some lighting to my castle here. I'll finish that part. I'll add a little bit more rim here. This castle is nice again. I think I'll get my Line tool. I like to add my Line tool that'll help make it brighter. Let's s...”
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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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