3D Matte Painting for Production Tutorial

Tutorial coming soon on Gumroad. Keep checking themattedepartment.com for updates!

Topics Covered:
3D Terrain Generation in World Machine
Export maps, geo and passes for 3D Max/Maya
Texturing and Shader creation using World Machine maps in Max
Volumetric fog and atmosphere
Lighting and render passes for painting
Final high quality production painting techniques in Photoshop

Software used: World Machine, 3D Max/Maya, Vray, Photoshop

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

The opening shot of the World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor cinematic was a full 3D environment shot done with my friend and colleague Fabio Barretta. Blizzard released a 4K version of the painting on their site!

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Cinematic

I had the opportunity to work on this cinematic with my friend and colleague Fabio Barretta as Senior Digimatte Artists. Amazing work by all the incredible artists at Blizzard Cinematics!

3D World September issue

Check out the September issue of 3D World magazine for a quick breakdown of my latest 3D Matte Painting! If you're interested to see how it was all put together check out the tutorial video on www.artofae.com.