Matte-painting a Sci-fi Winterscape in Photoshop
Pluralsight
Course Summary
Throughout these lessons, you will gain a deep understanding of how to build a digital matte painting starting from a provided plate. Software required: Photoshop CC 2014, Bridge CC 2014, Maya 2014, V-Ray 3.0.
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Course Description
Throughout these lessons, you will gain a deep understanding of how to build a digital matte painting starting from a provided plate. We will be working with composition and design using photographs and 3D paint-overs. We will finalize our matte painting by adding atmospheric elements using an organized, layer-based workflow. By the end of this tutorial, you will have created a sci-fi winterscape matte painting using an industry-proven workflow. Software required: Photoshop CC 2014, Bridge CC 2014, Maya 2014, V-Ray 3.0.
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Course Syllabus
Introduction and Project Overview- 1m 19s
—Introduction and Project Overview 1m 19sMatte-painting a Sci-fi Winterscape in Photoshop- 3h 12m
—Establishing Project Target, Steps and Workflow 2m 2s
—Story and Shot Description 2m 9s
—Plate and Matte Painting Direction 1m 49s
—Creating Thumbnails 6m 58s
—Reviewing Client Feedback 1m 0s
—Adjusting the Plate and Elements Overview 3m 53s
—Setting up Matte Painting Canvas 10m 0s
—Quick Look at Folder Blending Modes and Refine Edge Tool 4m 24s
—Adding the Sky 6m 15s
—Adding the Far Background Mountain 9m 12s
—Integrating Background Mountain 7m 47s
—Adding the Midground Mountain 9m 41s
—Integrating Midground Mountain 9m 35s
—Adding the Barrier Section 9m 44s
—Balancing and Overall Integration 9m 56s
—Continuing to Balance the Scene 6m 3s
—Rendering the Sci-fi Base Passes 8m 30s
—Integrating Our 3D Render 5m 57s
—Adding Clouds 7m 51s
—Adding Clouds and Clean Foreground Section 6m 40s
—Integrating and Populating More Elements 8m 28s
—Adding Mood Light and Direction 2m 30s
—Adjusting to Feedback 8m 23s
—Adding Details to Background Clouds 8m 26s
—Refining the Foreground 9m 52s
—Adding Fine Details to Sci-fi Base 8m 53s
—Continue Adding Details to the Sci-fi Base 7m 1s
—Final Details to the Sci-fi Base 6m 13s
—Final Matte Painting Output, Steps, and Alternate Variations 2m 38s
