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The Concept in Concept Art and Matte Painting. By Carina Ockedahl. Concept Art. Development of an idea in the form of a drawing, sketch, etc. Concept/ Notion/ Idea generation occurs before the final product.
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The Concept in Concept Art and Matte Painting By Carina Ockedahl
Concept Art • Development of an idea in the form of a drawing, sketch, etc. • Concept/ Notion/ Idea generation occurs before the final product. • In some cases (for the specific concep artist we are reviewing) the conceptual stage is their final stage in production.
Concept Art • DAVID LEVY
Concept Art • works at Ubisoft • works with Steambot Studios (6-7 artists together) http://www.steambotstudios.com/ • first to make the custom brush method popular. * as in make it and randomly use it to create art. *
Concept Art • KHANG LE
Concept Art • young (early 20’s) • traditionally taught • very talented
Matte Painting • Matte paintings are used to create "virtual sets" and "digital backlots". They can be used to create entire new sets, or to extend portions of an existing set. Traditional matte painting is done optically, by painting on top of a piece of glass to be composited with the original footage. However, this trick is as old as Film itself (circa 1911). - Wikipedia
Matte Painting • DUSSO
Matte Painting • Excellent 3D artist • Paints over his 3D models • From Montreal, used to Teach at Centre NAD
Matte Painting • has done paintings for films like Star Wars. • top landscape matte painter • integrates landscape well/ good grasp on realism • GNOMON DVD’s
Matte Painting • DYLAN COLE • http://www.dylancolestudio.com • Initially not the best matte painter, but became very popular on forums. • Good connections and a lot of exposure; he is now well known for his good techniques. • (i.e. doesn’t heavily rely on reference, can make his sketch work well for him).
Concept Art/ Matte Painting • All artists take from Craig Mullins. www.goodbrush.com • Considered as the top concept artist in the industry.
Custom Brush Effect • Creating custom brushes is very important in concept art…and it allows for “short cuts”.
Links • www.goodbrush.com • http://www.khangle.net • http://www.vyle-art.com • www.dusso.com • http://www.dylancolestudio.com