[Temüjin]

Hello everyone
Here i am with new finished project named "La Lumiere Perdue" (Forgotten Light). It is 10 site editorial
for november issue of Harper's Bazaar magazine.
Photo of fashion model is done by photographer Stanislav Petera - http://www.stanislavpetera.net/

Images is done in A4 300dpi print reolution
(two double sided images in A3 300dpi resolution)

I hope you like it and of course i will be glad for every comment.
Here is whole article:











"making of" 1









...and here is "making of" 2

[Suirebit]

they are very nice, really, but not matte paintings...:) Submit them to cgsociety ;)

Anyway lovely light effects :)

[Temüjin]

Suirebit : Why do you thing it is not matte painting? Because it is for print pupose? I think matte painting is wide technique and it is not only about works for movie industry. Im working on some movie matte painting myself right now, but i must ask, is relly whole MP comunity about that use?

For example maknig print matte works is even harder, because of large resolutions of final images and need to keep every detail sharp as possible. (on print is every detail and mistake much more visible)

So, i dont think im offtopic here with this. And isnt it nice change compared to tons of castles, sci-fi enviroments and
Lord of the Ring / Riddick rip-offs? :wink:

[Alex Jenyon]

I'm hoping suirebit was being ironic - and not rehashing a very tired argument. It's been done - leave it, and appreciate what you see and learn from these images.

Temüjin:

I find these images quite refreshing, and there's some very interesting techniques being used.. Harper's isn't a bad gig to land, either :-)

The main crit I'd give them is that there is very little depth to be found in most of the images. It wouldn't surprise me if this was part of your brief (the focus, after all, should be on the models), but it is a shame you couldn't push the perspective a bit more. They've got this feeling that the model is standing in front of a giant billboard, rather being part of a stylised landscape.

My favourite (and I guess yours too, since it's the one you posted a WIP for) is the twisted tree. It's a really great piece of work, it's just a shame you couldn't integrate the model more into the scene. The perspective isn't even close (hence the 'billboard' look), and the lighting isn't particularly integrated either. How much of this was art direction, and how much was your own design? The concept has much more integrated perspective (looking up at the tree).

Look forward to seeing more work from you.

NOT looking forward to anyone else posting 'but this is an illustration'. If you care that much, email a moderator!

[rockhoppermedia]

Wow, love the colours lighting and composition,

this is from one professional phot to another, absolutely outstanding, i hope they are paying you handsomely. As to wether this is matte or not i dont care, Mr S you vex me sometimes. This is pushing the boundaries. i love it

thank you for the time to share your vision

Rich

Tres Bien

[Temüjin]

Thanks for comments guys.

rockhoppermedia: thanks man, im glad you like it. Sadenly these articles is more about fun and publicity than payment :) (fortunately it is not for free :)

Alex Jenyon: first of all thanks for great response.
It is no hard feeling about that "this is not matte because is not for movie" thing, i just dont agree with it.
About that "flat look" of backgrounds: It is in part matter of fashion visuals and my liking. You can see it on lots of similar articles. In fact i like this enigmatic coulisee look, when you dont now if it is real or it is something different behind environment. If i choose stricr realistic dept of scene, im afraid this imeges would lost their magic and part of atmosphere.

[RiKToR]

Yes this is a nice change, and your skills are excellent.

[Suirebit]

No, I was not ironic, and I know this has been discussed all over;

Note that I've appreciated the work and I said it's very beautiful, I just love them; But they are not matte paintings, they are illustrations.

It's like saying that an image which uses some 3D rendered elements it's 3D Art.

So Temujin, it's not because they are made for print, all fine with me, but just because you used some MP techniques doesn't make them MP.

I've seen the other day a guy who photomanipulated his picture to make it look like a zombie and said it's a MP...believe all you want for the sake of new, I won't argue cause it's useless.

[Temüjin]

Suirebit : I understand you, when someone says "i made this from photos" dont make his work MP. But times when matte painting is called only work form movies is gone. And its not me who name these things MP. Lots of people in advertising and fashion industry using "matte painting" name for this kind of works (making enviroment or whole scene illustrations with photo references or large/complex photomanipulation with painting). Matte painting technique is much more wide than before and its spreading in all domains of creative work.

I dont talk about simple manipulation (as thahts your zombie example) but about complex work with using painting, photos and 3d parts.
It dont make difference if its done for movies, print, web etc... take it or leave it, but it is fact.

[Da_Elf]

i thought at 1st it wasnt a matte painting but then re-evaulated my though as its a background piece used in a production (even if its a still) to create an environment which i guess is a good way to look at a MP. whether people think it is or isnt a MP, what it IS is an awsome piece of work :)