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.
Learning Discover Photoshop's Hidden Right-click menu's Photoshop has a comprehensive and customizable interface, allowing you to arrange the software to your liking. Learn how!
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.
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
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
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!
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.
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!
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!
Artwork Guides Art Guide Tutorials and Packs We revisit some of our Artwork Guide Tutorials from some of the Industry's best.
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!
Artwork Guides Hawaii: Cover Art Tutorial Jeff Bartzis talks to us about and guides us through the process of creating his Cover Art Image for the Hawaii Image Pack.
Artwork Guides Portal: Cover Art Tutorial By Oleksiy Golovchenko This guide goes hand in hand with our Art Guides. Each pack is created by a different artist who also creates the cover image. This article is designed to guide you in creating your own artwork. Enjoy!