Digital Tutors - Matte Painting Epic Digital Scenery in Photoshop

Duration 1h 56m Level Advanced Project Files Included MP4

Throughout these lessons we'll learn how to create an epic matte painting with digital images in Photoshop. We'll learn how to choose a theme, choose our source images, set up our scene and the perspective for our elements. We'll also discuss which key factors we should keep in mind while building our matte painting structure and composition.

Next, we will blend our elements together into a seamless composition by creating custom brushes and using color gradients.

By the end of this tutorial you will understand the key principles and composition factors

of creating a matte painting.

1. Introduction and project overview

2. Composition principles

3. Setting up the scene

4. Sketching our thumbnails

5. Choosing the source images

6. Creating the value composition

7. Testing the source images

8. Selecting and cutting objects

9. Building the perspective

10. Adding our cropped elements

11. Creating a background

12. Adding depth and detail

13. Adjusting the mood

14. Creating custom brushes

15. Reviewing key principles