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d'artiste Matte Painting: Digital Artists Master Class Paperback – June 7, 2005

by Dylan Cole (Author), Alp Altiner (Author), Daniel P. Wade (Editor),
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
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d'artiste Matte Painting presents the skills and techniques of leading Hollywood matte painters Alp Altiner, Dylan Cole, and Chris Stoski. The book takes readers through the matte painting techniques used to create breathtaking, photo-realistic sets and backdrops for films including Star Wars: Episode III—Revenge of the Sith and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

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    192 pages
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    English
  3. Publisher
    Ballistic Publishing
  4. Publication date
    June 7, 2005
  5. Dimensions
    8.75 x 0.75 x 11.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1921002166
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1921002168
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The authoritative book dedicated to showcasing and teaching the skills behind the art of digital matte painting. Leading Hollywood matte painters Alp Altiner, Dylan Cole and Chris Stoski bring readers through the matte painting techniques used to create breathtaking, photo-realistic sets and backdrops for film, television and video games.

About the Author

Chris Stoski - As a Matte Painter and Art Director, Chris Stoski has worked with such distinguished companies as Michael Sechman & Associates, Matte World Digital and Industrial Light & Magic. His work is featured in films such as ‘The Last Samurai’, ‘The Ring’, ‘Jurassic Park III’, ‘Catwoman’, and ‘Star Wars: Episode III – The Revenge of the Sith’.Alp Altiner - Alp Altiner's career as an artist has led him to work at such preeminent companies such as Todd McFarlane, Image Comics, Top Cow Productions, Marvel, DC Comics, Digital Domain, Morgan Creek, Illusion Arts, Hydraulx and Engine Room.Dylan Cole - Dylan Cole is a leading matte painter and concept artist specializing in work for film, television, and video games. Graduating with a degree in fine art from UCLA, Dylan Cole has worked with Illusion Arts, Rhythm & Hues and Weta Digital.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ballistic Publishing (June 7, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1921002166
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1921002168
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.13 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 0.75 x 11.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 31 ratings

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Kenneth Riggins
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2013
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Product was well worth it! I bought this book for school and I have learned tons from this book already. I will by other books in this series.
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Girlgeek
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book! Great instructions
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2014
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Beautiful book! Great instructions!
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Elyse G
3.0 out of 5 stars d'artiste.....
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2012
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I found this very inspiring as a book with all of the pictures inside. The only thing that would have been better is a disclaimer that some of it was only done in 3D as I am strictly using it for Photoshop. There also should have been a glossary as there were a lot of 3D technical words that were hard for me to follow and made me lose interest in it. However, the skill of the artists involved makes me feel an immense appreciation and inspiration to reach the height that they have offered me to climb.
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Parka
5.0 out of 5 stars Tips from inside the art industry pros
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2009
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 Matte Painting is the third book in the d'artiste Digital Artists Master Class series. The series is actually a look at the process of creating art in tutorial style. This book presents Alp Altiner, Dylan Cole and Chris Stoski.

Each artist has a biography written by themselves on their beginnings, education, inspiration, life and career in art. The tutorials that follow are very well captioned. They explain the style, idea and the execution. Each comes with a still from the work in progress. There are lessons on using photo reference for compositing and texturing, fixing perspective and other useful tips.

Right after the tutorials is an invited artist gallery. That's where the 4 artist choose some of their favourite paintings from other artists and talk about them. This gallery is impressive. Let's just say talent shortage in the art industry is not a big problem.

This book is fairly pricey, as with all Ballistic books. I think it's pretty worth the money, considering that finding tutorials like this on the Internet is nearly impossible.

(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
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Stop Motion Maniac
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and informative
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2011
This is my first d'artiste matte book, and I'm planning on buying the next two I liked this so much. I do agree with some other reviews that point out that some aspects are not covered, but I would counter by saying that this book is not for the beginner. And maybe the publisher should indicate experience level needed. The parts of the tutorial that some feel have been left out are simply too basic to warrant real estate. If you are an advanced Photoshop user you will have no problem filling in the gaps, in my opinion. Dylan Cole's tutorial on the Tower of London was fantastic. And in addition to the tutorials you get lots of beautiful concept art from each artist. There aren't many books out there on matte painting and this is a must have for those interested in this subject.
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John Marc Green
5.0 out of 5 stars Get the book, watch the video
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2010
This gorgeous book has a lot of really great material, but as several reviewers have mentioned, it does not have step-by-step tutorials on how to replicate their work. It also assumes a good deal of knowledge and skill on the part of the reader. Fortunately, one of the authors has also put out a DVD that you can order or download from the Gnomon Workshop, which does offer professional training for artists. It is expensive, but is designed for "beginner to intermediate" artists, and looks like a great place to start if you want to learn how to do matte paintings for productions. Look for the Matte Painting Production Techniques by Chris Stoski, an excellent companion video to go with the d'Artiste book.
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Z. WONG
2.0 out of 5 stars Wasn't what I expected
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2007
First of all, I think this book is way expensive. It does showcase some very talented matte painters. However, it wasn't what I expected. The showcased painters uses photos to merge with digital painting and stuff. I was expecting a more varity of painters who does backgrounds in a more traditional or traditional-looking kind of way.

It's a great book to look at, but it's not a book to learn much from. And again, the price is too high. Not worth it.
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R Round
1.0 out of 5 stars Glossy, expensive, no content
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2009
This big glossy, expensive book on matte painting using Photoshop is high on fancy images but low on instructions and details. I'm not surprised.....given that these guys are not going to give up their trade secrets to just anyone. Don't expect any detailed instructions on how they achieved those gorgeous special effects. All you get are high level comments from each artist on how these panoramas were created in Photoshop. Basic techniques and how to achieve the final details are literaly glossed over. Something as basic and essential as the cloning tool was not even mentioned. No mention of filters or custom Photoshop brushes used, nor Plug-Ins. Great coffee table picture book but a waste of money for me....
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Dave Valvona
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in Italy on May 17, 2018
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It's a little bit dated and expensive but it contains a lot of case studies and interviews that are helpful for the people who don't really know what Matte Painting is and what is the creation process.
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A Hayes
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2016
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Recommended!
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Lara
5.0 out of 5 stars Wunderschöne digitale Kunst!
Reviewed in Germany on December 2, 2012
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Auch dieser Band ist absolut empfehlenswert. Die Künstler beherrschen allesamt ihre Medien und haben einen ausgezeichneten Blick für Komposition und Farbgestaltung. Die Reihe ist ein Muss in jedem Künstlerbücherregal.
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Steven O'Connor
4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book
Reviewed in Canada on December 14, 2013
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I thought it would more of a walkthrough techniques but it is a very nice reference book for matte painters. Would recommend as a reference book for art image, but not necessarily for a tutorial book to matte painting.
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Nathalie sempastous
4.0 out of 5 stars a avoir dans votre bibliothèque, pour tout les passionnés de matte painting
Reviewed in France on November 28, 2014
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Beau livre, tres complet. Cependant de bonne base en anglais sont necessaire ou une bonne connaissance de photoshop vous aiderons sur les images et comblerons vos lacunes en anglais.
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