To become a skilled matte painter, one must understand the essential properties of photographed light. This DVD follows Dusso through the first stages of the matte painting process, focusing on the properties of photographed light through the execution of nine different digital color sketches. These are quick exercises that demonstrate the blocking in of shapes and colors to train your skills at creating visually pleasing and realistic results.
- Sketching
- Composition
- Light
- Color Palettes
- Contrast Range
- Photographic Qualities
- Introduction
- Harbor
- Late Day
- Day for Night
- Forest
- Bunker
- Castle
- Downtown
- Cliffs
- Credits
- Product Code: YDU01
- ISBN: 1-930878-91-5
- UPC: 805366009236
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Formats: DVD-VIDEO
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- NTSC
- All Regions
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- Microsoft® Windows® Vista®
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Apple® Mac® OS X 10.2
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Software Used:
Adobe
Photoshop
Dusso
Lead Matte Painter
Industrial Light and Magic
Yanick Dusseault, a.k.a. DUSSO, graduated from the Illustration program at Sheridan College. For the past 14 years, and on many continents, he has been working in the visual effects industry including Academy Award winning productions such as What Dreams May Come and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He is currently working as a lead matte painter for ILM on the upcoming episode of the Star Wars saga.
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"These DVDs mark another opportunity for students to learn professional techniques from production artists. DUSSO's first DVD teaches the foundations of Digital Matte Painting, while his second DVD shows how to put those skills into practice in a production environment."
- Scott Robertson
Design Studio Press
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