How To Create a Washed Out Vintage Matte Photo Effect

Washed out matte effects seem to be really popular in the Photography scene at the moment. These effects look particular cool when combined with warm vintage tones to add a classic nostalgic feeling to your images. Follow this step by step tutorial to process and transform your shots in Photoshop to create a warm washed… Continue reading How To Create a Washed Out Vintage Matte Photo Effect

Photoshop Matte Painting in Easy Steps

Preview of Final Results Tutorial Resources Clouds – aussiegal7 Bridge – montvalentstock Castle – pixellyperfectstock Waterfall – bleu-claire-stock Ruins – pixellyperfectstock Ruins – nixie04 Ruins – sacmaluk Ruins – whynotastock River – cat-in-the-stock Mountains – castock City – knightfall-stock Model – liam-stock Step 1 – Size Open the background stock. The size of the stock… Continue reading Photoshop Matte Painting in Easy Steps

Use Photography to Create a Scenic Matte Painting From a Sketch in Photoshop

Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. Cliff-01 Cliff-02 Jungle-01 Jungle-02 Jungle-03 Jungle-04 Jungle-05 Jungle-06 Jungle-07 Lake-01 Man-01 Mountain-01 Mountain-02 Mountain-03 Panorama-01 Ship Tree-01 Tree-02 Tree-03 Water-01 Ground-01 Jungle-08 Mountain-04 Mountain-05 Mountain-06 Tropical-foliage-01 Tropical-foliage-02 Water-02 Moss-01 Ref-sketch 1. Setting the Bases Step 1 Let’s create a new file with following… Continue reading Use Photography to Create a Scenic Matte Painting From a Sketch in Photoshop

The Matte Paintings and Environments of Nat Monney

Nat Monney is a matte painter and Psdtuts+ author from Switzerland. His work typically involves some form of digital painting, photo manipulation, or both. In this article, we will take a look at a few of our favorites from his portfolio. A Bridge and His City Locomotive (Tutorial) Light, Shadow and War City SciFi Experimentation… Continue reading The Matte Paintings and Environments of Nat Monney

Sebastien Hue’s Awesome Sci-Fi Environments and Matte Paintings

Sebastien Hue is a French artist who originally learned digital art because he wanted to create a logo design for his metal band. Hue has come a long way since then and is now creating some fantastic sci-fi matte paintings and environments. In this article, we will take a look at some of our favorite… Continue reading Sebastien Hue’s Awesome Sci-Fi Environments and Matte Paintings