Interview DNEG builds a beautiful broken world in HBO's "The Last of Us" with MattePaint The highly anticipated HBO adaptation of The Last of Us video game transport viewers into a beautiful post-apocalyptic world. DNEG faced the daunting task of creating massive environments spanning multiple locations. Discover the secrets behind their incredible work!
News PIXOMONDO Powers LED Stage of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” with HDRI Sequences from MattePaint Discover the magic of Pixomondo's work on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and read how the Story and VFX evolved through the production.
News PIXOMONDO shines light on the world of “Halo” with MattePaint HDRIs Learn how Pixomondo brought the world of Halo to life and how MattePaint HDRIs lay the foundation for the overall look of the environments and story.
Academy Announcing The Online MattePaint Course The MattePaint Course is an intensive, 12 week online course in matte painting run by MattePaint CEO and Co-founder, Conrad Allan, and Environment Supervisor Oleksiy Golovchenko.
News Upcoming Changes to MattePaint Subscriptions. We're improving the plans at MattePaint, see what's changing on August 1st!
News MattePaint 4.0 Breaks New Ground for Industry Professionals. MattePaint 4.0 Launches with ground-breaking new RAW format, 50k sequenced 360° HDRI's, masked skies and more!
Learning 5 Best books on composition for environment artists and matte painters. With so much information out there, what are these are our top picks for improving your composition.
Community Photography for matte painters and environment artists. A knowledge of photography is an important part of an artist's arsenal. It helps you understand light, perspective, framing, and most importantly, what makes something look photographic!
Community Cyberpunk 2020 Contest Winners! we joined the world in celebrating the release of Cyberpunk 2077 and hosted our most popular contest yet! 251 projects, 399 updates and over 5,000 reactions later, we have our winners!
Learning Compositing and Painting over a Redshift Render Learn how to composite and paint over a Redshift Render with Filmmaker and Senior Visual Effects Artist at Post Panic, Guido Ekker in Part 2 of this Process Technique Tutorial.
Learning How To Create a 3D scene in Maya with Redshift Learn how to create a 3D scene in Maya using the Redshift renderer with Filmmaker and Senior Visual Effects Artist at Post Panic, Guido Ekker in Part 1 of this Process Technique Tutorial.
Learning How to Create Concept Fan Art Learn how to create epic Concept Fan Art based on your favorite Movies and Games with Concept Artist, Jakhangir Zeynalov
Learning How to create stunning God Rays in your work Learn the techniques used to created realistic God Rays and create dramatic lighting and realism in your work with ScanlineVFX Matte Painter, Ian Vicknair.
Learning How to Create a Landscape with Crystal Clear Turquoise Water Learn how to Create a Landscape with Crystal Clear Turquoise Water with Environmental Concept Artist, Helen Ilnytska
Learning How to Create Surreal Artwork Using the Warp Tool Learn how to create surreal artwork using the warp tool in Photoshop with Graphic Designer and Matte Painter, Diogo Sampaio
Learning How to change a photo from Summer to Winter Learn the techniques to change a photo from Summer to Winter with Concept Artist and Matte painting & Environments Supervisor Oleksiy Golovchenko!
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
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.
