Matte Painting and Set Design Bundle
3ds Max, Photoshop and Shake Training
Our Matte Painting and Set Design Bundle includes the following:
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Matte Painting Production Techniques (DVD)
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3D Matte Painting and Camera Mapping (DVD)
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Set Extension and Lighting Effects (DVD)
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Matte Painting Production Techniques
Matte Painting for Film with Chris Stoski
Instructor:
Chris Stoski
Formats: (Mac or PC only)
DVD-ROM
In this DVD, Chris Stoski demonstrates his techniques
for creating a complex matte painting. He illustrates how a matte artist
utilizes 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, photographic reference materials and
digital painting to complete a beautiful and efficient matte painting.
Throughout the lecture he describes his techniques and relates his experiences
designing shots for feature films and executing them as final matte paintings.
From painting and image manipulation in Adobe Photoshop® to 3D particle-system
waterfalls and animated vegetation blowing in the wind, this DVD offers a
complete spectrum of knowledge for the beginner to intermediate matte painter.
Over 4 1/2 hours of lecture.
Product Code: CST01
Topics Covered:
Matte Painting Fundamentals
Film Resolutions
Painting
3D Modeling
Lighting
Texturing
Image Manipulation
3D Particles
Cloud Extractions
Compositing for Matte Painters
Post Camera Animation
Chapters:
01: Matte Painting Fundamentals
02: Starting the Matte Painting
03: Vegetation with Vue
04: Creating the CG Palace
05: Lighting and Render Passes
06: Misty Clouds and Painting
07: Painting with CG Renders
08: Planning the Waterfalls
09: Foreground Vegetation
10: Final Painting Touches
11: 3D Particles
12: Compositing in Shake
Click here to view sample clip from this DVD
Instructor BIO:
Chris Stoski is one of the leading matte painters and
concept artists in the visual effects industry. His clients and employers
include Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm, Matte World Digital, Warner
Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks, Touchstone Pictures and The Cartoon
Network to name a few. Recently he authored a book entitled “d’artiste: Matte
Painting” in conjunction with Dylan Cole and Alp Altiner, and published by
Ballistic Publishing. His film credits include Star Wars Episode III,
The Ring, The Last Samurai and Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest. He currently works for ILM as a Lead Digital Matte
Artist.
The Minimum System Requirements are:
1GHz or faster processor
512 MB RAM
64 MB Video RAM
DVD-ROM Drive
5 GB of hard disk space
1280 x 1024 display
The Minimum Operating System Requirements are:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Apple® Mac® OS X 10.2
This DVD-ROM also requires the QuickTime Movie Player (Version 5.0.5 or higher),
and Acrobat Reader (Version 5.0 or higher) in order to view its contents.
3D Matte Painting and Camera Mapping
Matte Painting for Film with Chris Stoski
Instructor:
Chris Stoski
Formats: (Mac or PC only)
DVD-ROM
In this second DVD in a series, Chris Stoski
illustrates the creation of several 3D matte paintings. In the visual effects
industry, directors are always asking for moving cameras in matte paintings and
Chris shows how this is achieved. He creates two different environments and
discusses how a matte painter creates camera movement in these key scenarios. In
addition to Adobe Photoshop®, Chris uses Autodesk 3ds Max, but the techniques
can be implemented with other popular 3D software as well. From forward-moving
dolly shots to lateral helicopter aerials, Chris covers the essentials of 3D and
2.5D matte painting for matte artists of all skill levels.
Over 2 1/2 hours of lecture.
Product Code: CST02
Topics Covered:
Projection Mapping Techniques
3D Camera Animation
Plate Matching
Composition
Moving Plates
Painting
Utilizing 3D Renders for
Matte Painting
Workflow
Chapters:
01: Creating the Palace Animatic
02: Final Palace Camera Mapping
03: The City Matte Painting
04: Camera Map Setup
05: 3D Modeling
06: Final Touches
Click here to view a sample clip of this DVD
Instructor BIO:
Chris Stoski is one of the leading matte painters and
concept artists in the visual effects industry. His clients and employers
include Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm, Matte World Digital, Warner
Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks, Touchstone Pictures and The Cartoon
Network to name a few. Recently he authored a book entitled “d’artiste: Matte
Painting” in conjunction with Dylan Cole and Alp Altiner, and published by
Ballistic Publishing. His film credits include Star Wars Episode III,
The Ring, The Last Samurai and Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest. He currently works for ILM as a Lead Digital Matte
Artist.
The Minimum System Requirements are:
1GHz or faster processor
512 MB RAM
64 MB Video RAM
DVD-ROM Drive
5 GB of hard disk space
1280 x 1024 display
The Minimum Operating System Requirements are:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Apple® Mac® OS X 10.2
This DVD-ROM also requires the QuickTime Movie Player (Version 5.0.5 or higher),
and Acrobat Reader (Version 5.0 or higher) in order to view its contents.
Set Extension and Lighting Effects
Matte Painting for Film with Chris Stoski
Instructor:
Chris Stoski
Formats: (Mac or PC only)
DVD-ROM
In today’s feature film industry, productions are in
constant need of digital set extensions. On this third DVD in a series, Chris
Stoski shows how digital set extensions are achieved. The lecture uses two
examples to demonstrate matching simple and complex lighting in the plate
photography, dealing with difficult lighting changes, matching the camera angle
of the plate with 3D software, and adding camera movement in a compositing
environment. The lecture results in the creation of two beautiful moving shots.
In addition to Adobe Photoshop®, Chris uses Autodesk 3ds Max and Apple Shake to
create these examples, but the techniques can be implemented with other popular
3D and compositing software as well. This DVD is designed for all skill levels.
3 hours of lecture.
Product Code: CST03
Topics Covered:
Plate Analysis
Perspective Matching
3D Modeling
Lighting
Composition
Motion Picture Plates
Digital Painting
Compositing
Animation
Chapters:
01: Working with the Plate
02: Painting the Set Extension
03: Compositing the Final Shot
04: Concept Sketch and Camera Matching
05: Painting, Modeling and Lighting
06: Test Composites and Modeling
07: Sign Animation and Compositing
08: Final Compositing and Painting
Click here to view a sample clip of this DVD
Instructor BIO:
Chris Stoski is one of the leading matte painters and
concept artists in the visual effects industry. His clients and employers
include Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm, Matte World Digital, Warner
Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks, Touchstone Pictures and The Cartoon
Network to name a few. Recently he authored a book entitled “d’artiste: Matte
Painting” in conjunction with Dylan Cole and Alp Altiner, and published by
Ballistic Publishing. His film credits include Star Wars Episode III,
The Ring, The Last Samurai and Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man’s Chest. He currently works for ILM as a Lead Digital Matte
Artist.
The Minimum System Requirements are:
1GHz or faster processor
512 MB RAM
64 MB Video RAM
DVD-ROM Drive
5 GB of hard disk space
1280 x 1024 display
The Minimum Operating System Requirements are:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Apple® Mac® OS X 10.2
This DVD-ROM also requires the QuickTime Movie Player (Version 5.0.5 or higher),
and Acrobat Reader (Version 5.0 or higher) in order to view its contents.
