SAE Magazine 13-3

lanets should take on the on. h in Photoshop is primarily custom brushes are rarely ne textures are also used more detailed. tly smaller than the earth, ould be clearly visible from e a mountain. In addition onnaissance vehicle in the should be provided with A grid assists in visualising ure. e, composition is a funda- e which is why a triangular composition was chosen for this matte painting. If you were to attach a triangle to the sketch it would rest on the reconnaissance vehicle, the moon base and the earth. It is essential that this is taken into consideration when planning the matte painting as exactly where the final focus should lie on each el- ement. The focus of an image can be generated in many different ways, for example use of various lev- els of detail to capture the viewer’s attention. Very detailed elaborate components emerge strongly thereby setting themselves apart from others. Alter- natively this can also be produced with contrasts, for example complementary contrasts, light points and other various effects. Matte painting - outer space In order to gradually implement the created sketch- es, start with the background. For wisps of fog a custom cloud brush is used. As there will also be a large collection of planets and solar systems in with the fog a circle brush is used; this brush has settings to alter the frequency and variance of the circles so they can be adapted ac- cordingly. These settings are transferred to the eras- er and which is used to subtly edit the fog. Finally the stars need to be created. The above set- tings are discarded and painting begins directly ➤ INDEX s of

SAE Magazine 13-3

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