Learn Squared - Maxx Burman - Advanced Matte Painting Free Download

Learn Squared – Maxx Burman – Advanced Matte Painting Free Download

Create bigger and better worlds with Learn Squared – Maxx Burman – Advanced Matte Painting

Industry legend Maxx Burman commands over a decade’s worth of experience, having delivered iconic matte paintings for TV, film, and video games on projects such as Iron Man 3, Game of Thrones, Westworld, and DOZENS more. His journey has also seen him wear many hats including art director, game developer, educator, and co-founder of the now industry-standard Kitbash 3D. In this brand new course from Learn Squared, Maxx will teach you all of his advanced 3D matte painting techniques which will help you create stunning worlds with ease and efficiency.

Your Instructor Maxx BurmanMaxx Burman is consistently delivering at the highest level and always seeking to break new ground to push the final image to the best it can be. Working at Blur to running his own studio Maxx has worked on epic projects in Film, Tv, Games and even venturing out to making his own game and company in ‘Sleep Tight’ and ‘Kitbash 3D’. Game of Thrones, Iron Man 3 and Destiny are but a few of the projects he has worked on.

Course Lesson Plan

Here’s the low-down on everything covered in this course.

Tools Used

Lesson 1

Creative Spark

Creating art isn’t just about technical skills. If you want to make something that really resonates, you’ll need to harness your own personal experiences and inspirations. This lesson will focus on tapping into those innermost artistic sources by putting yourself in a position to be truly creative. You’ll learn to fully develop your ideas and gather reference, before creating rough thumbnails and planning your production strategy going forward. By the end of this lesson, you will have a roadmap for the 3D work ahead.

Lesson 2

Building a World

In this lesson, Maxx will show you how to quickly create and adjust terrains for your shot. He’ll then find his preferred composition and begin kitbashing to add hard surface elements. From there, you’ll learn to auto-generate plants by using a scatter system, and dress your set using custom placements for the most prominent greenery. By the end of this lesson, you will have a full 3D scene for your project.

Lesson 3

Capturing the Senses

In this lesson, you will begin by making a ‘halfway paintover’ on top of your 3D render from the previous lesson. From here, you’ll be able to quickly get a feel for where things need to be adjusted in 3D. Finding the right sky is a major step in this process, so pay special attention to this portion. Lighting comes next, which will begin a back-and-forth process with your props and composition. Sometimes lighting can reveal areas that need improvement, so don’t be afraid to go back and change things once the lights are placed.

Lesson 4

Bringing a World to Life

Now that the 3D renders have been brought into Photoshop, it’s time to finish your painting. This process will make all the difference in the image’s level of photorealism. The first step is to make a quick mood painting, allowing you to get an idea of the overall game plan without getting bogged down by fine details. After this, you’ll start working in Maxx’s ‘back to front’ style, meticulously fleshing out each asset in order of its distance from the camera to create a cohesive final piece.

Project files not included (if provided)