Chris Stoski is one of the leading matte painters and concept artists in the visual effects industry. His clients and employers include Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm, Matte World Digital, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks, Touchstone Pictures and The Cartoon Network to name a few. Recently he authored a book entitled “d’artiste: Matte Painting” in conjunction with Dylan Cole and Alp Altiner, and published by Ballistic Publishing. His film credits include Star Wars Episode III, The Ring, The Last Samurai and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. He currently works for ILM as a Lead Digital Matte Artist.

Topics Covered:

Matte Painting Fundamentals
Film Resolutions
Painting
3D Modeling
Lighting
Texturing
Image Manipulation
3D Particles
Cloud Extractions
Compositing for Matte Painters
Post Camera Animation

Chapters:

Matte Painting Fundamentals
Starting the Matte Painting
Vegetation with Vue
Creating the CG Palace
Lighting and Render Passes
Misty Clouds and Painting
Painting with CG Renders
Planning the Waterfalls
Foreground Vegetation
Final Painting Touches
3D Particles
Compositing in Shake