Kenilworth by crommcruac
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Description
My first attempt to digital matte painting.
Quick process description:
1. Photoshop
- Altering original shot taken at Kenilworth Castle (changing background, adjusting colours etc.)
- Breaking the image to separate layers (arcs, towers, walls)
2. 3DS Max
- Creating simple meshes to match the PS layers and camera to match the perspective
- adding ivy objects and the character.
- rendering basic image in VRay
- additional render passes for atmosphere
3. Photoshop (again)
- final compositing
- colour correction
- ageing
Below image are some screenshots from the process.
Update: nucks asked about time I spend on this. It took me about 16 hours to complete the image.
Comments (40)
MarkHirst
Wow, the first time that a picture on Renderosity is of a place I know. The process images make it all the more remarkable. Very clever and very effective.
cole4965
Wonderful image and thank for the walk through!!!
evilsasha
Good render... Mat
Bossie_Boots
Fantastic artwork !!!
Mechanismo
yesss thats damnnn impressive !!! well done !!!!
shonsu
All I can think of is what a scrumptious scene. So full of detail!
Vremont
that's why you're one of my faves :-)
TuranMirza
Wonderful - very well done - and thanks for the detailed description of your workflow. Turan
watteville
great work! thanks for the explanation -
flaviok
Belissima obra, aplausos (5)
CaperGirl42
Wow that is awesome work! what a first attempt!!! wow hugz anne
Jordanholmes
speechless
Realm_Of_Illusion
This is really awesome and thank you for sharing your process, seems very complex! I think someday I'd like to try this... The result is excellent!
poplerx
Muy buen escenario!
Black-Carrie
Thanks for this short, but excellent tutorial!
amapitodd
Excellent matte painting. Thanks for sharing your process as well.
larparmit
Wow excellent work!!
nucks
The finished result is beautiful and has tremendous atmosphere and depth - and because you've re-purposed it to use in a 3D world - now you can do anything you want with it. I appreciate the process you shared - thank you, I think it's so valuable to see how something like this takes form, you really must have a clear vision of not only the end, but the intial photo too and seeing the potential it carries. Kudos! And thanks for sharing... How long did the process take you from beginning to end?
45Cool
Such Excellent Work! Stunning!
ramhernan
way amazing work and awesome image! And the bonus to finally know what matte paint means :)) i heard it a lot of times but i never understand it until now, your work and your explanation are top notch as usual, excellent!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent work and image, kudos..
Fredy
Excellent! Thanks for the showing us the individual steps.
Longrider
a beautiful image ,great mood and great composition..I appreciate the explanation also.Thanks.
chall-art
Wow, superb image - very atmospheric and particularly love the figure, which fits right in seamlessly. No idea what matte painting is though!
Renderholic
Bravo!!! A lot of fine work in this piece,
louly
Impressive work!
3Dillusions
WOW, love how you showed it coming together, great work
three_grrr
I hate to say this, but your version is so much more fabulous then the photo of the real thing! The atmosphere, the lighting, just everything is so awesome! Your first attempt knocks my socks off! You make the process seem so simple, but I bet if I were ever to try something like this, it would take a lifetime!
yanyan09
wwow 5stars
cspeh
This is really nice. Thanks for sharing your skills and know how.