Small tutorial about set extension

#1

Hey guys,

Since a lot of people are still wondering what a matte painter really does in a studio, I put up an overview of most basic tasks you would undertake as Junior Matte Painter: cleaning, extending, light enhancement and grading.

This article is very simple and intended for the students and guys who want to begin on this path, so everyone else please donā€™t take offence :slight_smile:

I hope that in the future I will be able to put up some more advanced aspects such as architecture match up and camera projection :slight_smile:

Anyway, hereā€™s the link

http://www.tiberius-viris.com/tut1.html

Let me know if itā€™s of any use!

#2

hi,
though the tut looks simple, I find it useful;

for people (like me) having just a vague idea of matte-production pipeline (or in other words - of what matte-painter really does in a studio), each piece of info from someone from ā€œinside the industryā€ concerning this kind of topic is pretty valuable ā€¦
(personally, I myself have at least thousands other questions coming to my mind each time I come across any matte-painterĀ“s work, actually :slight_smile: )
so - thanks for your little tut(s),
a.

#3

:slight_smile:

Feel free to ask some of those questions here and Iā€™ll try to answerā€¦maybe other guys will too, Iā€™m sure James will drop by soon :slight_smile:

#4

it might be useful to explain ā€œhowā€ you did the things you are talking aboutā€¦it might be alot more useful that way as it is a very basic tutorial.

also you forgot to cut out inside the wires on the very edge of the right hand buildingsā€¦Id say that taking care of little things like that is also important for a basic tutorial because its often those types of things that people might miss out onā€¦

looks good tho. :slight_smile:

#5

This looks good. Glad you have started with tuts

M

#6

ā€¦ thanks :slight_smile:
would be nice to have a chance to have some kind of ā€œconsultingā€ place here, but I am afraid I would have spammed your thread with questions :slight_smile:
(so - instead - IĀ“ll try to ask one-by-one, as I go, in separate thread(s) of mine, glad for any possible feedback)

   but - just to add - concerning matte-tutorials in general -
   what I find most difficult when trying to learn some fundamentals of matte-painting is finding some more matte-specific information on the pipeline/production process, the daily routine of a matte-painter, the way matte-painters collaborate with others in a team, their part in the pipeline, wheather (or to what extent) a matte-painter needs to know also compositing and/or other techniques or packages; what are common mistakes beginners might do - and should avoid - not to make the workflow difficult for other people in the following process, and so .. 
   
   in other words - people (incl. me) new to matte-painting, but not to PS (using PS on every-day basis for other different image post-processing tasks) do not actually look for general PS technique kind of  "how to use PS Curves", but - instead - would like to know - for example - wheather to apply/or not to apply grading, as this is a compositorĀ“s task (is it???) .. or - 
   not actually looking for the info on "how to extract objects", but - instead - whether (and why, if so) it is important to keep keyed out objects in separare layers (maybe for a compositor?? or for some other reason?) - or - whether a simple-layered flat final 2D painting is just fine - and what is going to happen to the matte-painting next ...  
   (sorry, just silly examples comming to my mind right now .. )
   
   I am trying to say - I am not very successful in finding some basic production info, I mean kind of "what" or "why" matte-specific answers,  instead of "how", which I am not seeking that much, actually .. 

   but - that is just me,
   since - as Cyberone mentioned - "how" answers are important too,
   so - any kind of insight into the matte-techniques might be fine ..  
   a.
#7

Thx for your tut( which is more a making off :slight_smile:

I think what you did is very usefull to many people because it explains very rough what a mattepainter does.
So if anybody asks me" what is a mattepainter doing", i can lead him or her to your website/tuts.

The next step could be, like already mentioned, going more into detailĀ“s.

I would like to see more of it.

Cheers djart73

#8

Cyberone> You have to understand that I did it in a hurry, so small things can still be left out :wink: Also, as alenah said, I donā€™t think people want to read ā€˜use curves like this, use levels like thatā€™, but rather what they are supposed to doā€¦

However, I will cover more detail and how to-s in the next one, when I will do a real set extension (with greenscreen)

djart> glad to hear that :slight_smile: Yes, I will go into more detail in the next ones

#9

thanks for the tutorial Suirebit

Would be nice to see some cgelements integrated into the setextension and talk about the process of it.

#10

Tiberius -

Thanks for doing this - Iā€™d like to see more of your examples -

Youā€™re matte painting work is stunning.

Matt

#11

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