Digital Matte Painting (Task 1)

Digital Matte Painting (Task 1)

Dea Natasha Binti Mohd Khairul Fauzi (0368610)
24/04/2025 - 04/07/2025 (Week 01 - Week 11)
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media

Task 1 - Invisible Set Extension (Pre Production)


1    INSTRUCTION



2    LECTURE

Week 01 (24/04/2025) : 
We will be using Teams as our main method of studying.
All submissions are done through Teams (not MyTimes).
All info about the assignments can be found in Teams.
Watch movies with CGI backgrounds to gain more inspiration for the assignments. 
Practice drawing perspectives and watch the demo uploaded in Teams. 
Try doing sky replacement first, can choose between landscape and portrait (16:9). 

Week 02 (01/05/2025) : 
No class (public holiday).

Week 03 (08/05/2025) : 
Look for a live action movie. 
Choose a scene to make an extension. 
Exercise: paint observation skill, sky replacement. 
By next week, must have a mockup of three different locations.  
Get your art diretion done. 

Week 04 (15/05/2025) : 
Showcase how you want to compose. 
Must show different pespectives. 
When compositing (in a sketch), use simple shapes. 
Create a foundation and grid. Follow the grid. Focal points are placed on the grid intersections. 

Week 05 (22/05/2025) :
As entertainment design students, you must watch a lot of movies. 
Gain more inspiration for your FYP during your last sem later. 
You can use AI to generate ideas, but do not submit the AI generated picture as your work. 
An example of a good AI website is leonardo.ai. 
3    WEEKLY PROGRESS

Week 03 (08/05/2025) : 

For this assignment, we have to choose a scene from a movie. Then, we have to make a set extension in the chosen scene. Since I had no idea what movie to choose because I don't watch a lot of movies, I decided to choose a suggestion from Mr Kannan which is The Mandalorian. 

This week, I began the assignment by looking for a suitable scene. After that, I looked for any suitable things that I can add in the background. I then cut out the small things and arranged them in the background to show my first idea. 



Week 04 (15/05/2025) : 


Week 05 (22/05/2025) :

I tried to edit the picture during different times of the day. I chose to do 4 different times. I changed the background and the ambience. 
Week 06 (29/05/2025) :

I looked for various pictures of fictional deserts. Then, I gathered some pieces here and there to create a few silhouette sketches. 


Week 07 (05/06/2025) : 


Week 08 (12/05/2025) :


Week 09 (26/06/2025) :

 
4    FINAL SUBMISSION




5    FEEDBACK

Week 04 (15/05/2025) : 
Too much stuff going on. 
Don't focus on the characters, but the environment. 
Pick a time (morning, evening, night etc). 
Canvas size is wide screen 16:9. 

Week 05 (22/05/2025) : 
Do more compositions before settling on the final one. 
Don't play with a lot of colours. 
Look for more Grand Canyon and desert reference pictures. 

Week 06 (29/05/2025) : 
Saturation is too high, makes it look too colourful. 
Look at Wk3 Gumroad demo. Try to replicate it. 
Do a silhouette sketch instead of straight away do the editing. 

Week 07 (05/06/2025) : 
Composition is a bit cluttered. 
Push some things away from each other to create some negative space. 
Try sketching until outside the canvas. 
Add more light and shadows to show depth. 

Week 08 (12/05/2025) : 
Look at Gumroad 3 for reference. 
Avoid adding to many things. Keep it simple.
Play around with lights, hue and saturation. 
Try another different composition. 
Week 09 (26/06/2025) :
No class

Week 10 (03/07/2025) :
Try extending the rock wall in front. 
Add more rocks on the ground near the mountain. 
Fix the colour correction - make sure it's not too washed. 
Add a bit of brown tint to the mountains in the back. 
Play around with colour correction. 
Sharpen and blur certain areas. 
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