Traditionally, matte paintings stem from the movie industry. Used as extensions of a film setting, they provide more depth to the whole scene and removing the limitations of a studio location. Today, with green and blue screen techiques, these paintings are still in heavy use, while – certainly – digitally created backgrounds took over the heritage from their usually glass-based predecessors. To inspire the Photoshopper in you, we spared no effort and dug up the highest-class and most astonishing matte paintings we were able to come up with.
An essential tip beforehand: Don’t content yourself with only looking at the embedded screenshots. Instead make sure to follow the links to enjoy the full-fledged original scenes in all their glory. It is only this way, that you are able to delve into all the details.
Then, let these examples spur your artistic creativity and push you to the next level of Photoshop artistry. You say, there are some minor quirks as to your basic capabilities? If so, watch out for the mini-tutorials throughout the following collection. Here we help you out with some essentials to have you up and running in no time.
