Introduction Mdalaran... Hi there :)

[Mdalaran]

He there,

I would like to say that this site is the answers to my prairs. I am very enthusiastic about mattepaintings because I love and respect it so much. I am myself an allround VFX Artist, but mattepaintings is something new for me. I would just like to show some of my first work... and let you guys critque it... :)

http://home.planet.nl/~verh2976/private_cg/castle_comp2.jpg
http://home.planet.nl/~verh2976/private_cg/before_after.jpg
http://home.planet.nl/~verh2976/private_cg/summer_snow.jpg

[Maryam]

Mdalaran,

You have a good start.
It seems you had more patient for the last image(the snow scene).

[Mdalaran]

Thanks...

The last one was the most fun to do. I just followed the tutorial.

yeah I know its not the on the average level of you guys, but I am trying... :)

Greetz,
Mdalaran

[Ross Forster]

Hey Mdalaran, good to see you over here...I've seen a couple of those pieces posted before. :) Roughly, how long did you spend working through them?

[Mdalaran]

Hi there :)

good to see you too...

well on the first 2, I worked approxamitly 2 days each... and for the last one maybe 3 to 4 days.

Greetz,
Mdalaran

[meurer]

Whats up!!!!

Nice work there! I liked very much the snow scene, but i think that you can improve the snow. They still look artificial to me.....

:wink:

[Mdalaran]

Hi Meurer... wassaaaap!

Thanks for your reply. Yeah I am still a newbie when it comes to Mattes, but the advantage I have is that I do have experience with compositing... but mattes are for the real "Art" of Visual effects...


Greetz,
Mdalaran

[meurer]

Hi Mdalaran.

I know the feeling ... he he he

You are doing a amazing job. Stay posting.

Another thing i saw. In the firs photo, the edges of the left trees are to dark. Perhaps a Hue/Saturation or a Level balance resolves it.

YEAH!!!