Matte Painting for Production with Jared Simeth

BEHIND THE SCENES (BTS) is an exciting DVD series developed to showcase the creation of a game cinematic sequence. In this chapter of the series Jared Simeth demonstrates the creation of two matte paintings. Starting with concept paintings provided by BTS Art Director Mark Goerner, Jared goes through the process of creating simple 3D geometry and matching the camera in Maya. In Photoshop® he executes both a pan and tile style 2D matte painting, and one to be used with a 3D camera move. He covers techniques for keying, creating custom brushes and working with Photoshop’s perspective tools. In Maya, Jared shows how to project the painting onto the 3D geometry in preparation for the final camera move. The viewer will also see production meetings in which both the concept and execution are discussed and critiqued.

• Setup in Maya
  
• 2D Matte Painting
  
• 3D Camera Integration
  
• Keying Techniques
  
• Creating Custom Brushes
  
• Lighting
  
• Setting up Projections
  
• Working with the Art Director
  

1. First Production Meeting
2. Setup in Maya
3. 2D Matte Painting Part 1
4. 2D Matte Painting Part 2
5. Second Production Meeting
6. 3D Shot Part 1
7. 3D Shot Part 2
8. 3D Shot Part 3: Finishing
9. 3D Shot Part 4: Projections
10. Third Production Meeting/Outro

• Product Code: BTS07
• ISBN: 1-59762-826-3
• UPC: 805366017385
• Duration: 305 minutes
• Formats: DVD-ROM

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Jared Simeth

Lead Artist
Luma Pictures

Jared Simeth is originally from northern Wisconsin, where he studied at the Art Institutes International Minnesota, attaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Effects and Motion Graphics. After graduating he moved to California and worked on films such as No Country for Old Men, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, City of Ember, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Currently, he works as a Lead Artist for Luma Pictures, working on many other high-end projects and shows.