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.
Beginner Series I got my first VFX gig, now what?! The purpose of this article is to give some tips to artists after they’ve got their first international gig booked. Especially for those who are planning to relocate from another country. Doing that myself almost 8 years ago I know it's not easy and I wish I knew some things before I moved.
Academy How to ask for constructive feedback Asking the right question about your art in order to get a right answer can be tricky. Learn how to do that and get maximum feedback.
Beginner Series Digital Matte Painting for Beginners When you start learning a new discipline without guidance it is sometimes tricky to know where to start and what to do in your first steps. This article will help you to understand where to look and why.
Beginner Series How to Match Perspectives in Matte Painting Part 2 of the basics of matte painting. Learn how to approach different perspectives in photos and easily align images in your work to retain the realism!
Beginner Series Why you should always use 16bit in Photoshop Working in 16bit will give you more control over your artwork and produces a much better final result. Learn how to set up your work for 16bit.
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.
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.
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
Beginner Series 8 tips to learning Matte Painting Learn about the 8 Steps you can follow to becoming a successful matte painter or concept artist!
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!
Academy "Perspective Repeat" with Conrad Allan and the MattePaint Academy Conrad shows us a pro-tip on how you can easily and quickly repeat objects into the distance while respecting their change in perspective!
Artwork Guides Rocky Alpine Tutorial Renowned Environments Artist Saby Menyhei shows us how he created his Rocky Alpine Cover image for the MattePaint Image Pack!
Academy Introducing the MattePaint Academy Join our Academy and get 1-on-1 mentoring from several of the industries most prominent Matte Painting veterans.
Learning How I became a Matte Painter If you've just started learning matte painting you might be wondering what the best way is.