I thought I would post some information about Digital Matte Painting and Camera Mapping for those that did now know anything about it. Basicly what happens is that a camera in the 3D program projects the background matte painting onto 3D shapes that are made to match the basic shape of the background. Then this allows you to move the camera some and get a little sense of depth. That way it does not look like you are just shooting a flat image. If you want to get a better idea of how this works watch Dylan Cole’s demo real . Dylan Cole is one of the more well known matte painters and you have probobly seen his work if you have seen any big buget movies lately. Dylan’s Site/Demo Reel

Also here is a very easy and simple video to show how it works but not as impressive as Dylans work of course.

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