matte painting is what romanticism was in 1808, or renaissance art in 1485. matte painting is neither collage work nor concept art. there is a general misconception about matte painting on the internet, wherein many young artists seem to confuse a mixture of digital fantasy painting and photo-manipulation with the fine art of matte painting, while real matte painting is far beyond any of these.
because of the high artistic skills of a true matte painter, he also functions as concept artist but matte paintings are photo-real and must serve a purpose. a matte painter can transform a concept into realism and combine his painting skills with a vast technical knowledge, reaching from 3D to compositing.
to be a matte painter you must be able to observe your environment, paint and understand how to take your work to a final shot.
traditional
a matte painting is a painted representation of a landscape, set or location that allows filmmakers to create the illusion of an environment which would otherwise be impossible to build or visit. matte painters paint highly-detailed images to be combined with live-action footage. the result is "seamless".
from 2D to 3D
with the advantages of the digital age matte painting has slowly transitioned to a digital work environment, involving pressure sensitive pens and graphic tablets in conjunction with software such as adobe photoshop, autodesk maya, e-on vue and the foundry's nuke. through the growing need for 'moving' mattes camera projection mapping has been implemented into the matte painting pipeline, and most modern matte painters also posses the ability to integrate 3D elements into their shots, as well as take their own reference photography.
matte painters
yanick dusseault
dylan cole
neil miller
damien thaller
roger kupelian
dimitri delacovias
emmanuel shiu
sevendalino khay
chris stoski
darin hilton
alp allen altiner
david luong
mayumi shimokawa
dan wheaton
seung ho henrik
rasoul shafeazadeh
laurent benmimoun
christian haley
mathieu raynault
sean samuels
jonathan berube
heather abels
peter baustaedter
chritian kesler
online resources
stopmo
cgchannel
cgtalk
publications
the invisible art
d'artiste matte painting 1
d'artiste matte painting 2
advanced photoshop 56
ellenshaw under glass
because of the high artistic skills of a true matte painter, he also functions as concept artist but matte paintings are photo-real and must serve a purpose. a matte painter can transform a concept into realism and combine his painting skills with a vast technical knowledge, reaching from 3D to compositing.
to be a matte painter you must be able to observe your environment, paint and understand how to take your work to a final shot.
traditional
a matte painting is a painted representation of a landscape, set or location that allows filmmakers to create the illusion of an environment which would otherwise be impossible to build or visit. matte painters paint highly-detailed images to be combined with live-action footage. the result is "seamless".
from 2D to 3D
with the advantages of the digital age matte painting has slowly transitioned to a digital work environment, involving pressure sensitive pens and graphic tablets in conjunction with software such as adobe photoshop, autodesk maya, e-on vue and the foundry's nuke. through the growing need for 'moving' mattes camera projection mapping has been implemented into the matte painting pipeline, and most modern matte painters also posses the ability to integrate 3D elements into their shots, as well as take their own reference photography.
matte painters
yanick dusseault
dylan cole
neil miller
damien thaller
roger kupelian
dimitri delacovias
emmanuel shiu
sevendalino khay
chris stoski
darin hilton
alp allen altiner
david luong
mayumi shimokawa
dan wheaton
seung ho henrik
rasoul shafeazadeh
laurent benmimoun
christian haley
mathieu raynault
sean samuels
jonathan berube
heather abels
peter baustaedter
chritian kesler
online resources
stopmo
cgchannel
cgtalk
publications
the invisible art
d'artiste matte painting 1
d'artiste matte painting 2
advanced photoshop 56
ellenshaw under glass
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