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matte.

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2 hours, reference used. textured brushes, trying some foliage.

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In this second painting, I decided to concentrate on conveying mood. (incomplete)

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2.5 hours, reference for machinery - playing with sky colors.

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After posting it on deviantart.com [link] for basic comments, I recieved some useful points from =memod:
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My first matte painting. I didn’t plan this image out, just collected a few stock images and tried to blend them together. This is the cause of the mismatched color scheme - as I didn’t really have one.

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Expanding on the last exercise, this time I modified the sky - changing the different time of day and invoking a mood.

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Just a simple exercise. Changing some light intensity using blending modes and layer masks in Photoshop (full light to full shade + added shadows). Took me about an hour, using 4 layers.

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Here are my goals for the semester for this unit.

- a solid grasp of perspective concerning matte painting
- conveying mood and depth
- mixing 2d and 3d elements
- depend less on photographic elements to develop my painting skills
- speed
- a suitable work flow

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