The digital matte painting handbook

Mattingly, David B. 1956- (Author).

Summary: "The only how-to guide dedicated to mastering the technique of digital matte painting!Matte painting affords seamless integration between an artist's painting with live action film footage and allows for greater flexibility and creative input in the appearance of movie settings. This unique book reveals a variety of tools and techniques that are both industry and classroom tested and will enhance your existing skill set. Veteran author and instructor David Mattingly walks you through the process of creating a matte painting, starting with rough concept sketches, working out the perspective drawing, adding light and shadow, and texturing all of the elements in the painting. You'll gradually upgrade to using Adobe After Effects and Autodesk Maya in order to fulfill your matte painting vision. Escorts you through the process of creating a matte painting, starting with the initial concept sketch, adding light and shadow, texturing elements, and incorporating motion and depth Author is an experienced matte artist and teacher and shares a plethora of unique industry- and classroom-tested tools and techniques Features helpful step-by-step instructions accompanied by screen shots and photos to illustrate the process of creating a matte painting Whether you're creating a background for a studio production, independent film, TV commercial, or YouTube video, The Digital Matte Painting Handbook helps you successfully complete your project"--

Record details

ISBN: 0470922427
ISBN: 9780470922422
ISBN: 1118078039
ISBN: 9781118078037
ISBN: 1118078047
ISBN: 9781118078044
ISBN: 1118078020
ISBN: 9781118078020
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxix, 381 pages) : illustrations
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Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Indianapolis, IN : Wiley, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Painting -- Importing the Painting into After Effects -- Adding a Camera to the Comp -- Turning Off Collapse Transformations -- Setting Up a Ground Plane Using a Solid -- Projecting a Texture onto the Ground Plane -- Positioning the Sky -- Positioning the Other Layers -- Animating the Sky -- Animated Lava -- Extracting Figures from Green Screen -- Adding the Keyed Figures to the Scene -- The Camera Move -- More Details -- Assignment: Create Your Own Vision of Hades -- A Final Note -- Appendix: About the Companion DVD -- What You'll Find on the DVD -- System Requirements -- Using the DVD -- Troubleshooting -- Customer Care -- Contact the Author -- Index.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.