Step-by-Step Video of a Matte Painting by James McWilliams / Digital Animosity

A matte painting commonly refers to a painted or drawn piece of scenery used in movies or animations. They belong more or less to the standard repertoire of special effects. James McWilliams created an interesting short video which shows the progress of such a painting. In several steps he first paints the scenery of an […]

Photo-Compositing Step by Step

Recently I stumbled over the site of Taylor James. He has step-by-step illustrations of the different photo editing stages involved in creating complex compositions. » Taylor James (see Retouching > Case Studies) I am especially fascinated by the amount of manipulation that is involved in each picture. Usually I only wonder how certain outstanding elements […]