Brightwall
[Digital Matte Painting]
In this video I wanted to use Blender 2.8 and more importantly, Eevee to create a Digital Matte Painting.
Brightwall Preview
Digital Matte Painting Tutorial
I would have liked to have more time to spend on this Matte Painting and really make it look a lot better but unfortunately I was short on time.
The idea behind it though was to show how awesome Blender 2.8 and Eevee is.
(so I guess it doesn't really matter how crappy this example is, ;))
Using Eevee for our Matte Paintings will not only save us a whole bunch of time with rendering but also with many other improvements we can optimize our process even further.
I opened up the last Digital Matte Painting we did "Castle Rock" and rendered the same thing. In 2.79 it took around 38 seconds to render one frame but in 2.8 and with Eevee, it was rendered in a fraction of the time.
I hope this video shows you how cool 2.8 is and more importantly, how its possible to create a Digital Matte Painting in Blender 2.8
Now get out there and create something awesome (and something better than this example :D). If you do create a cool Digital Matte Painting, be sure to post a link in our Facebook group!.
As always, I hope you guys enjoyed this video and thanks for watching!..
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Background Image 001
Background Image 002
Fortress
Town
Face
Waterfall
Smoke Elements
Castle Rock
[Digital Matte Painting]
In this video we will be composing another Digital Matte Painting called "Castle Rock". Check out the Preview Here.
This time we will be using the 3D view to compose our shot. Using GIMP (or any other software of your choice)
We will first take an image and cut it into a few layers. Then add some Visual Interest in the form of a Castle or two, some Ruins and other assets to build our Matte Painting.
Once we are happy with our assets, we then export the images (with alpha transparency) and bring them into Blender using the "Image as Plains" tool.
Once the Layers have been positioned and scaled, we then add some more visual interest with the addition of a Waterfall.
To make our work a little easier, the Waterfall video clip has been turned into an Image Sequence. (You could just use the video and create a custom mask).
Then using the same technique as the Waterfall we can add smoke and other moving elements to add more life to our shot.
With the addition of Motion Blur, Color Grading and finally a nice heavy Sunbeams Effect, we can compose this Matte Painting.
If you create an awesome Matte Painting and want to share it with us, be sure to post a link in our Facebook Group.
I hope you guys enjoy this video! and as always,
Thanks for watching!..
