Matte Painting Definition:
Matte painting is a technique often used to create
landscapes, sets and scenes for movies, TV and print when building a physical
set or travelling to a particular location to film is either cost prohibitive or
impossible. This technique requires a solid understanding of light, exposure,
color theory and composition. Artist will often use a mix of digital painting,
compositing and Photoshop magic to create the wonderful scenes we all enjoy in
films.
Dylan Cole:
Dylan Cole is an art director, concept artist, and matte
painter who specializes in film, video games, and commercials. The southern California native always had a love for drawing. Initial interest in comic book
art gave way to matte painting and concept design after he saw the Art of Star
Wars books. Dylan attended UCLA as a fine art major where he continued to draw
and paint traditionally.
A summer internship at ILM opened his eyes to the digital
world that he had been avoiding. Within a year and a half of graduating from
UCLA, Dylan was off to New Zealand to be a senior matte painter for Return of
the King. Since then, Dylan has contributed art to over 50 films including
Avatar, Alice in Wonderland, and Tron Legacy.
Dylan enjoys teaching workshops at various events and
schools around the world and has a line of instructional DVDs from the Gnomon
Workshop. He was one of the co-authors of Ballistic's d'artiste: Matte
Painting, and recently had the first solo exhibition of his work at the Gnomon
Gallery in Hollywood, CA.
Reference: http://www.dylancolestudio.com/
Some of Dylan Cole's work, on the film "TRON Legacy"
Dylan Cole's work from the Biggest Blockbuster of 2009 "Avatar":
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