This DVD demonstrates the combined techniques required to create high quality digital illustrations or matte paintings.  Raphael combines elements of photographs, textured 3D geometry, and freehand painting techniques, within Adobe Photoshop and 3DS Max to achieve a high quality illustration. You will learn how to use the right elements to create a high-end illustration, starting with rough mood sketches and finishing with a highly polished final image. The variety of techniques shown on this DVD are useful for Digital Illustrators, Concept Artists, Matte Painters, or anyone looking to improve their digital painting skills. Instructor for this title: Raphael Lacoste

• Painting thumbnails in grey values
• Painting a mood sketch in Photoshop
• Perspective matching in 3DS max
• Setting up a simple 3D scene for textures and lighting
• Choose the right Textures for basic geometry
• Painting a sky with photos and using channels selections.
• Paint over photos
• Modify, stylize silhouettes
• Relighting elements in 2D
• Photos integration / color matching
• Layers management in Photoshop
• Atmospheric Depth
• Detailing / polishing
• Scaling and Proportions
• Color correction

Chapters
1. Thumbnails
2. Moodsketch
3. 3D setup / Textures and Lighting in 3DS Max
4. Sky Painting
5. Designing Landscape with the Right Photos
6. Vegetation and Architecture Design and Integration
7. Polish and Blending

• Product Code: RLA01
• ISBN: 1-59762-790-9
• UPC: 805366017743
• Duration: 184 minutes
• Formats: DVD-ROM, Digital Download, Online Subscription

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Raphael Lacoste

Senior Art Director

Raphael Lacoste was the Art Director at Ubisoft on such titles as Prince of Persia and Assassin's Creed, winning a VES Award in February 2006 for his work on the "Two Thrones" cut scene from Prince of Persia. Wanting to challenge himself in the film industry, Raphael stepped away from the game industry to work as a Matte Painter and Senior Concept Artist on such feature films as: Terminator Salvation, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Death Race, and Repo Men. As of 2009, Raphael has returned to the video game industry, working as a Senior Art Director for Electronic Arts Montreal.