Matte Painting.

Some of you, back in the old days :) may have read my post on matte painting, basically saying that I was trying to get into matte painting, but other things got in the way. So here I am again, giving it another stab.

I have been researching it intently and here are some links on how to get started:

• http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=196 – Probably one of the best resources available!
• http://www.mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=193 – List of the video workshops available on matte painting.
• http://www.mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=191 – List of the books available.
• http://www.mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=194 – Some tools that make a matte painters life easier.
• http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/tutorials/index.cfm?featureid=1629&pn=1 – An extremely good tutorial on creating a photo-realistic matte painting.
• http://flashenabledblog.com/2008/03/27/tutorial-digital-matte-painting-tips/ – Some very good tips.
• http://www.mattepainting.org/vb/index.php – Forums dedicated to matte painting.
• http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/3d__and__animation/digital_matte_painting – This is a very cool showcase of matte paintings and tips.
• http://mattepainting.org/vb/showthread.php?t=676 – A very good tutorial on how to do a simple matte painting.

Inspirational Work:

• http://www.dusso.com/pages/mp02.htm – This is the showcase of one of the best matte painters in the world ( I think so anyway :)).
• http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/58284/58284_1105088582.jpg
• http://davidluong.net/subpages/mattepainting.html – A selection of very cool pictures.
• http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/58284/58284_1108976931.jpg
• http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/63705/63705_1109693699.jpg
• http://www.cgnetworks.com/gallerycrits/58284/58284_1120382988.jpg

So there you go for starters. I hope it helps and if anyone has any tips please let me know :)

Harry.