A digital matte artist, or digital matte painter (DMP), is today's modern form of a traditional matte painter in the entertainment industry. He or she digitally paints photo-realistic interior and exterior environments that could not have been otherwise created or visited. In this course, digital artist Brian Lee will teach you how to get started with digital matte painting. He will walk you through his process of rendering a realistic post-apocalyptic city scene using Adobe Photoshop.
1.Introduction1 lesson, 00:57
1 lesson, 00:57
1.1Introduction00:57
1.1
Introduction
00:57
2.Replace the Sky and Add Trees2 lessons, 25:23
2 lessons, 25:23
2.1Replace the Sky12:00
2.1
Replace the Sky
12:00
2.2Add Trees to the Mid-Ground13:23
2.2
Add Trees to the Mid-Ground
13:23
3.Add Grass, Damage, and Age to the City3 lessons, 40:34
3 lessons, 40:34
3.1Add Growth Using Grass14:27
3.1
Add Growth Using Grass
14:27
3.2Add Further Age and Damage to the City10:51
3.2
Add Further Age and Damage to the City
10:51
3.3Add Ivy to the Buildings15:16
3.3
Add Ivy to the Buildings
15:16
4.Add Practical Elements to the Buildings2 lessons, 21:03
2 lessons, 21:03
4.1Add Practical Elements12:34
4.1
Add Practical Elements
12:34
4.2Add Photographic Elements08:29
4.2
Add Photographic Elements
08:29
5.Create a Flooded City4 lessons, 48:54
4 lessons, 48:54
5.1Create a Flooded City14:11
5.1
Create a Flooded City
14:11
5.2Breaking Buildings11:57
5.2
Breaking Buildings
11:57
5.3Add Water Reflections11:44
5.3
Add Water Reflections
11:44
5.4Finish Up11:02
5.4
Finish Up
11:02
6.Conclusion1 lesson, 00:40
1 lesson, 00:40
6.1Conclusion00:40
6.1
Conclusion
00:40
After receiving a bachelors degree in “Media arts and Animation” and graduating with honors from AI (Santa Monica) I dove head first into the visual effects industry where I had the opportunity to work on a range of different feature films as a compositor, concept designer, matte painter, and even a stereo vfx supervisor. I traveled around the world working and training other artists and meeting amazing people along the way . Since then I have stepped back to work as a vfx freelance artist and started building my own creative brands and products to share with the world.