Montains landscape

[summerhouse]

Hello :D ,

Here is my new matte.
It's a mountainous landscape with a kind of mysthic environment...
3D help me during the creative process.
Rocks in foreground have been created with a 3D software and texturing in photoshop... the the rest of the details are painting in photoshop. Different pictures of montains help me.

All suggestions are welcomes :)
Thanks
S
http://niu-pictures.chez.tiscali.fr/images/Montains.jpg

[Luxo_Jr]

The rocks are really good. The whole thing is seamless. Love the mood as well. Could you show a wireframe so to show where the 3d rocks start and the painting begins?

[slump]

Very good job, i'm having difficult to understand where is the photo and where the paint, could you post a before and after?

[summerhouse]

Hello :wink:

I'll try to answer about questions... :roll:
Fouregroung : 3D rocks (mix between Xsi and Lightwave), and i paint texture in photoshop.
Middle : Montains to the left, center en right are painting with photoshop.
Background : simple picture.
Fog : created with photoshop.
And all the rest of details are painting in photoshop.
Perspective and light are calculated in 3D.

I like working with several softwares. Jumping to Xsi to Max or LW...and play with compositing software. the obectif ultimate one is the picture, only the result counts...Excuse me for my english :oops:

http://niu-pictures.chez.tiscali.fr/images/RockXsi.jpg
http://niu-pictures.chez.tiscali.fr/images/RockPst2.jpg

Thanks so much,
S

[kaz]

hi great work im a noob at all this and im more interested in useing mattes in video, I see alot of matte paintings made in single shot frame but how would u do the same if there is a camera motion etc would u use composites of all those items and obj or would u have to use a 3d program to then re-create the motion and keep everything at its perspective?

[summerhouse]

:arrow: Hello Kaz :)
I'm not sure if I understand you !!
You would like to know how we can use a matte in movement (video),
or put something (matte) in the background....

Well, it's very easy !! there are several solutions...
1/ you can use 3D software, create a 3D background and use a camera mapping, or texturing a cylinder, sphere or other objects with your matte etc...

2/ Use a compositing software (i use Digital Fusion, combustion and After effect) a put your matte in background

In fact, that depends on the camera movement.
You have to get your picture (matte) in *.tga files etc...*.rla, *.rpf if you want adding fog effect, blur etc...
I advise you not to be slave of 3D software. Use compositing software for more effect.
I hope this has answered your question. :shock: :?

Thanks for your interest.
:roll:
S