Honors Program
[Honors-in-Discipline (Choose below)]
Date of Award
5-2021
Thesis Professor(s)
James Livingston
Thesis Professor Department
Digital Media
Thesis Reader(s)
Marty Fitzgerald, Jonathan Hounshell
Abstract
This writing covers concepts in the creation of a cinematic scene in digital matte painting. Digital matte painting is a visual effects process of the modern version of traditional matte painting, in which the artist paints several backgrounds to add to a scene. The digital artist uses software to paint, apply photo-bashing techniques, and/or utilize 3D models to create an exterior or interior environment. This scene incorporates 3D geometry in Autodesk Maya, brought to life through texturing and in-software lighting and animated cameras. The finalized scene includes color correction and additional visual effects.
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Shelton, Maggie, "Production Pipelines for Creating a Cinematic Digital Matte Painting" (2021). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 744. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/744
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.