Wednesday, August 6, 2014

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.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

CGMA MATTE PAINTING MASTER CLASS


Only two more weeks to sign up!
Here are some examples of student work from last term. I was amazed at the huge improvement in the quality of the artwork that was produced from week 1 to week 8. I'm proud of all the students that took their work to the next level, its been so awesome to see the growth!

Thursday, March 13, 2014

3D Matte Painting


Latest piece done for The Matte Department project. I had to model, texture, light and render several passes to get to the final painting. I'll be putting out a tutorial on how this image was constructed and it will have all the breakdowns. Check out themattedepartment.com for more cool stuff!

Monday, January 27, 2014

CGMA Matte Painting Demo Breakdown


I've had some requests to see some breakdowns for the shot below, so here's an ambient occlusion (AO) pass showing the geo that was modeled for the shot. Very simple geo, I didn't want to spend too much time modeling since I would be painting on top in Photoshop. I rendered light passes and comped it together and textured it in Photoshop.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

CGMA Matte Painting Class Demo


This was the final demo for my CGMA Matte Painting class, a Star Wars inspired matte painting. This painting was created using a combination of 3D modeled elements that were lit and rendered out of Maya with a few lighting passes then textured using photos in Photoshop and photo reference to complete the shot. Lots of different techniques on this one that could apply to concept work or matte painting.

CGMA Matte Painting Master Class


New semester starts Feb 4th for my CGMA Matte Painting Class. I saw some great work develop last semester and some serious improvement in the quality of the students work. Its always gratifying to know that people are taking something useful away from the class. 

If you're interested take a look here:

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Color Studies


A couple of color studies done for a story moment. I'm in love with old classic western movies, actually it doesn't have to be old anything done really well like True Grit, 3:10 to Yuma etc. anything with cowboys and Indians.
Playing with different palettes and exploring mood, these studies usually take 1-1.5hrs.