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    Lesson 1 in 3D Matte Painting

    1 hr & 7 mins of training
    Lesson Information

    Steven will first take you through his past projects, showing the skills he acquired throughout his career in order to break into the VFX industry. He will then address some of the most common questions about matte painting as a discipline, and take you through VFX breakdowns of some of the most popular films to explain how their effects were achieved. You will then begin conceptualizing your project for this Course by using the Brief Builder tool, and assemble all the photographic references you will draw from in future Lessons.

    Homework
    Breakdown Exercise

    Pick a few VFX breakdowns from big budget films and try to understand how the shots were constructed. Then, select a few shots from your favorite films without looking at the breakdowns, and decide how you would approach creating those shots.

    Building the Brief

    Come up with 3 briefs. For each, find one or more photos that have the sky, lighting and atmosphere elements you need. Then choose one of those briefs to use moving forward. 

    Extra Credit

    If you have a good camera, try shooting your own photo references.

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    Miguel Rodriguez

    Hey! Is there someone using After Effects instead of Nuke? I´m struggling to map the Nuke workflow to AE, but still getting a bit confused. Particularly minute 1:37 in which Steven explains the Nuke setup. Thanks :)

    edited: worth mentioning I´m using Blender.

    Lesson Plan

    Planning
    Lesson 1

    Planning

    Steven will first take you through his past projects, showing the skills he acquired throughout his career in order to break into the VFX industry. He will then address some of the most common questions about matte painting as a discipline, and take you through VFX breakdowns of some of the most popular films to explain how their effects were achieved. You will then begin conceptualizing your project for this Course by using the Brief Builder tool, and assemble all the photographic references you will draw from in future Lessons.

    1 hr & 7 mins of training
    Foundation
    Lesson 2

    Foundation

    You will start by blocking out your shot in 3D. Steven will walk you through each step necessary to bring your vision to life in its most basic form. After this, you will take your scene into Nuke and create a workflow for future changes to flow smoothly through every piece of software you use.

    1 hr & 31 mins of training
    Advanced 3D
    Lesson 3

    Advanced 3D

    In this Lesson you will do the majority of your scene's modeling work. You will go over shaders, color spaces, effects, and vegetation. After this, you will render your scene and be ready for the upcoming final step in the process.

    1 hr & 8 mins of training
    DMP and Comp
    Lesson 4

    DMP and Comp

    This is where your whole project comes together. You will rebuild your renders from the previous Lesson inside of Nuke, and move into the Photoshop painting part of the process. You'll then merge your CG with your 2D elements using compositing, adding various flourishes to make everything shine. Finally, Steven will take you through the steps of a professional delivery pipeline, so that you can be ready for any studio environment.

    1 hr & 52 mins of training

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