DIGITAL PAINTING
MATTE
PAINTING
25 TIPS
FROM THE BROADEST CANVASES TO THE TINIEST
DETAILS, THE HISTORICALLY ACCURATE PAST TO THEMOST IMAGINATIVE FUTURE, THE PHOTOREAL TO
THE FANTASTICAL BEING A MATTE PAINTER IS AVARIED AND CHALLENGING CAREER
Matte painting for MANGO: Science fiction environments are Müller’s favourite to paint. “Once I saw Star
Wars for the first time as a kid I was totally lost. So it’s a real joy for me when some sci-fi related project
finds its way to my table. I also like to work [on] historic movies, because it is more specific, you need to
be accurate and follow real historic designs, architecture, events, shapes. So you need to study a lot...
which I enjoy because it’s not only about work, you also learn something interesting in the process.”Keep it simple: Müller says he still finds the
pre-computer era most interesting even today
because “old matte painters had to be real
masters in classical artistic techniques, drawing
photorealistic painting.” And this means he
doesn’t like to rely on filters or plug-ins: “I‘m
always trying to keep my workflow as simple
and effective as I can. Even for painting I avoid
customised brushes. What I am using a lot are
my 3D skills. I’ve been working in 3Ds MAX with
V-ray render for many years.”- BE INSPIRED AND FIND YOUR NICHE
TOMÁŠ MÜLLER REVEALS WHAT HE’S BEEN INSPIRED BY, AND HOW HE PUSHED HIMSELF TO BE A BETTER PAINTER