Learning How to use Hue/Saturation for Blending and Surrealism Learn how to use Hue/Saturation for Blending and Surrealism with ScanlineVFX Matte Painter, Ian Vicknair
Learning How to work out your freelance rate MattePaint CEO, Conrad Allan, shares his experience from over 10 years of freelancing as an artist. Learn how to work out how to charge for your time as an artist!
Interview Interview with Arch-Viz Veteran, Jimmy Vincent Jimmy talks us through his Cover Art for the Retro Wasteland Image Pack and shares his journey in Architectural Visualization.
Learning How to use High Pass and Luminosity Passes for Blending Learn how to use High pass and Luminosity layer blending modes for Artistic and Technical purposes with Senior CGI Generalist Tamas Gyerman
Learning How to Create Key-frame Concept Art Learn how to create your own concept story keyframes using the compositing techniques in movies with Concept Artist Nikola Angelkoski
Interview Interview with Filmmaker and Senior Visual Effects Artist at Post Panic, Guido Ekker Get a rare insight into the day to day of working within the VFX industry from Senior Visual Effects Artist for Post Panic, Guido Ekker
Learning How To Create Dynamic Lighting Learn how to create dynamic, energized lighting and atmosphere in your artwork with these techniques from concept artist Santa Norvaisaite!
Interview Interview with Diego Nicolas, MattePaint Contest Winner We catch up with Diego Nicolas Agustin; Winner of the Visions of Tomorrow MattePaint Contest and chat to him about the Contest, his creative process and what makes him tick.
Artwork Guides Castle Ruins Tutorial Concept Artist Christo Crafford guides us through creating his Lord Of The Rings inspired artwork for the Castle Ruins Image Pack!
Academy Nuke Tutorials for Matte Painters This week in the Academy, Stefan teaches us the ins and outs of Nuke in 4 separate courses; Reformatting Images in Nuke, Camera Tracking in Nuke, Projecting on Cards in Nuke and Advanced Camera Projections in Nuke.
Artwork Guides Interview with Concept Artist and Illustrator, Christo Crafford Concept Artist Christo Crafford shares his thoughts about the Matte Painting industry and what inspires him to create.
Learning The 3 Essential Programs for Matte Painters There's 3 key programs that Matte Painters rely on to achieve stunning, photo real Environments. Discover what they are and how to use them.
Interview Interview with Matte Painter at Digital Domain, Stefan Bernscherer Stefan is a Matte Painter who was born and raised in Denmark and now works at Digital Domain in Montreal and was one of the very first Subscribers to MattePaint.
Artwork Guides Cambodia Sunset Tutorial Senior Matte Painter at Mr. X, Christopher Gonzalez shows us how he created his Cambodia Cover Art image for the Cambodia Image Pack!
Contests Visions of Tomorrow Finalists and Winners The Visions of Tomorrow #mattepaintcontest was a contest hosted by MattePaint that tasked artists around the world to create a photo-realistic environment DMP using MattePaint assets.
Interview Interview with Senior Matte Painter at Mr. X, Christopher Gonzalez Christopher Gonzalez talks to us about his Cover art, how he got into Matte Painting and what inspires him.
Academy New Academy Site + "Relighting Images" Tutorial Check out our new Academy Site and Learn all you need to know about relighting images, creating shadow passes, ambient occlusion passes and repainting complex shadows!
Learning The Basics of Matte Painting There are just a few fundamental steps that make up the basics of matte painting that every matte painter needs to know
Contests Review of the Digital Universes Contest Winners With just under two weeks left in the #mattepaintcontest and entries starting to take shape, Conrad sits down and talks us through the Three winning entries from the previous Digital Universes #mattepaintcontest and why they won.
Academy 8 tips to learning Matte Painting Learn about the 8 Steps you can follow to becoming a successful matte painter or concept artist!
Contests Visions of Tomorrow Contest The #mattepaintcontest is back! 2020 has been a fast and furious year so far, and we are stepping up the pace with a brand new #mattepaintcontest for you to get stuck in to! The theme for this #mattepaintcontest for the entire month is 'Visions of Tomorrow".
Academy New Academy Video - "Auto Blend Layers" This week in the Academy, Conrad shares one of his most valued and frequently used tricks and shows us how he super quickly and easily Auto Blends Layers!
Artwork Guides Art Guide Tutorials and Packs We revisit some of our Artwork Guide Tutorials from some of the Industry's best.
