Matte Painter: a Digital Artist in the Film Industry.
A Matte Painter is a Digital Artist who creates artificial backgrounds for film and television or even for publication. At the turn of the century, Matte Painters used oils painted on glass to achieve this process. In the 21st Century the same results are achieved using computers and special editing software. This process using computers allows for much more convincing backgrounds (and occasionally foregrounds) to be rendered in much shorter periods of time. Most Matte Painters use a program called Photoshop to achieve the desired result although other programs such as Painter or Alias Wavefront may be used.
Movies like Star Wars and The Matrix and television series such as Farscape are fantasy-themed and therefore most of the artificial backgrounds used in each scene are Matte Paintings designed to convey a fantasy environment or atmosphere. This in turn may assist in selling the story to the audience.
A Matte Painter is a Digital Artist who creates artificial backgrounds for film and television or even for publication. At the turn of the century, Matte Painters used oils painted on glass to achieve this process. In the 21st Century the same results are achieved using computers and special editing software. This process using computers allows for much more convincing backgrounds (and occasionally foregrounds) to be rendered in much shorter periods of time. Most Matte Painters use a program called Photoshop to achieve the desired result although other programs such as Painter or Alias Wavefront may be used.
Movies like Star Wars and The Matrix and television series such as Farscape are fantasy-themed and therefore most of the artificial backgrounds used in each scene are Matte Paintings designed to convey a fantasy environment or atmosphere. This in turn may assist in selling the story to the audience.
eg 1. The production company couldn't afford to build an entire set on the backlot so they hired a Matte Painter to 'extend' the existing set and replace the missing backgrounds.
eg 2. It was overcast when they filmed the scene so a Matt Painter was employed to replace the sky plates.
eg 2. It was overcast when they filmed the scene so a Matt Painter was employed to replace the sky plates.
by Maya Lightwave October 12, 2005
Get the Matte Paintermug. The act of fearlessly initiating a kiss with a woman by grabbing the back of the head with your four fingers and placing the thumb on her cheek.
Example: everytime Matt Damon kisses a girl in any movie.
Example: Bro I was totally scared to hook up with this girl then I pulled THE MATT DAMON her and she couldn't resist
Example: Bro I was totally scared to hook up with this girl then I pulled THE MATT DAMON her and she couldn't resist
by EZGregBro August 3, 2011
Get the THE MATT DAMONmug. A matt shot is when a poor ass drunk piece of shit asks a bartender for a cheap drink at last call. The bartender will then take all the putrid contents from the entire evenings drink runoff in the bar matt and funnel that shit into a glass and serve for one dollar (U.S.)
by Big Bad Andy Evil October 18, 2008
Get the Matt Shotmug. The vocalist and songwriter for I Set My Friends On Fire. He is Egyptian, smokes weed, and pisses excellence. His halfro calls out to me. I'd do anything to get that dick, and you should, too.
by DecagonCzarina August 1, 2011
Get the Matt Mehanamug. the best possible singer there is.he is also extremely good looking and isn't a jerk. currently on autralian idol and has made it to the final 2...opera house in a couple of weeks and is going to be the first australian idol that people will actually like
Tessa:omfg. did you hear matt corby last night??
Leigh: omg. i like watched it on youtube over and over again and i fell in love with his blue eyes!
Tessa: i am totally going lout with him
Leigh: we should clone them, ill marry him and you can have the clone
Tessa: skank.
Leigh: omg. i like watched it on youtube over and over again and i fell in love with his blue eyes!
Tessa: i am totally going lout with him
Leigh: we should clone them, ill marry him and you can have the clone
Tessa: skank.
by ily. December 10, 2007
Get the matt corbymug. To say or do something sterotypical of an average teenager but in a slightly comical or repetative maner.
by jpgssjhg March 23, 2008
Get the classic mattmug. Lead singer and guitarist for punk rock band Alkaline Trio. Born in Chicago, he now resides in Los Angeles with his fiancee Monica Parker. He is also extremely hot.
by angel of darkness July 25, 2008
Get the matt skibamug.