Advanced_Photoshop_141_-_2015_UK_

19. ENHANCE
    MATTE PAINTINGS
    WITH LIGHTING
    Matte paintings are often used to create exciting
    concepts and landscapes, full of detail. In order to
    sell the concept, it is important that the lighting is
    realistic and dramatic in the scene. This means
    having a very clear understanding of light and
    how it works, as well as making the most of
    Photoshop’s tools to bring it to life, as freelance
    art director and digital artist Richard B Roberts
    (www.richardbroberts.com) explains: “I made
    the lighting for the final image [shown] realistic by
    looking at references and how light interacts with
    wet surfaces. I also looked at how light bounces
    off of and illuminates different objects. I used a
    combination of digital painting and matte painting
    techniques to add lots of details and I also used
    photo references. I emphasised variance in
    colour value, shadow and reflection. My main
    tools for matte painting are the Brush tool, the
    Clone Stamp tool and the Pen tool.”

Jamie Mahon used a beauty

dish above with flashgun below diffused with an

umbrella, enhanced by Dodging and Burning on a

Soft Light layer

Richard B Roberts used the Pen tool to make a path selection

where the light rays would be and the Gradient tool to bring in a haze of light, set to Screen

Fabio Araujo has pulled out the fire lights as the detail lighting in this composition, through fire textures and

volcanic lava set to Screen

Gavin Campbell uses Screen or Color Dodge modes as a foundation and a plug-in called Flame Painter (www.

escapemotions.com) for his illustrations

Clinton Lofthouse has used a rim light effect in this

composite to add definition and separate the subject

from the background

Vitalij Sidorovic shot this in harsh sunlight, using

shadows and windows from buildings as large reflectors.

The light was enhanced through colour correction

and Dodging and Burning

Giulio Rossi’s digital painting

uses a spotted indoor light coming from the top right,

enhanced with Filter> Render>Lighting Effects>

Spot, set to Soft Light

Atmosphere is created by Jamie Mahon with a large soft box, angled to catch the eye, and Blur, Gradients and adjustment

layers in Photoshop

The car’s headlights have been enhanced using blending

modes by the team at PSD Innovative

The sunlight here was added by Raul Ferran using an

airbrushed blue layer set to Divide with a Star brush overlayed

For this illustration, Gavin Campbell used the Airbrush

to paint yellow circles behind the apple and added a Screen

layer for the glow

This scene is painted using

natural lighting, as Matthew Britton relies on

Old Master lighting techniques modernised

through Photoshop

20. DISCOVER PRO LIGHTING SECRETS
    
    
    1. HIGH SOURCE LIGHT
    
    
    2. DRAMATIC LIGHTING 5. DETAIL LIGHTING 6. LIGHTING EFFECTS
       2. POWERFUL BACKLIGHTING 3. NATURAL LIGHT
    
    
    
    

© Richard B. Roberts

© Jamie Mahon

© Matthew Britton

© Giulio Rossi © Clinton Lofthouse Photography© Gavin Campbell

© Art Director: KOKO

Photographer: Vitalij Sidorovic

MUA: Koriaty Jia SimModel: Miglė Su

© Richard B Roberts © Fabio Araujo

© Raul Ferran/343 Creative

© Gavin Campbell

© PSD Innovative 2015

© Jamie Mahon