DUSSO Gnomon DVD

[Datameister]

Hey, all. I just received my copy of Yanick Dusseault's "Intro to Digital Matte Painting" DVD yesterday. While the DVD isn't as helpful as I'd hoped, I must say it's pretty inspiring to watch him work. He's got an incredible eye for color, and his brush strokes are so efficient.

Does anyone know anything about the brushes he uses? They seem to be medium-hard custom brushes with roughish edges. I think he has both Opacity and Flow set to 100%, with the pressure sensitivity set to affect both. I'm not sure, though.

[Datameister]

I think an unanswered thread is just so sad, especially when it's been viewed a hundred times or so...

[Orcatraz]

I think this is the brush he uses from the default brushes. And this is how he is able to use 100% opacity and flow.

http://www.moranconcepts.com/images/dusso2.jpg http://www.moranconcepts.com/images/dusso.jpg

[Yoonjin]

Use a chalk brush with a little tils/angle, and put your opacity to Pressure.
Try play around with the spaceing aswell //Yoon

[Datameister]

Thanks, guys! Orcatraz, I understand the mechanics of the brush engine. I just wanted to know which settings he was using. And I think you guys may be correct. Thanks.

[roguenroll]

check out the dylan cole dvds if you can. I think they are the best. also chruch, sheurer and goerner

[Datameister]

The only thing about the Dylan Cole's advanced matte painting DVD (and many of the others) is that he uses photos for parts of it. I know that's of course an industry standard in matte painting, and for good reason. But what I really need work on are my raw painting skills. If I'm going to buy any more Gnomon DVDs, I want them to be ones that cover an entire painting process--including all the refinements and minute details, without pasting photographic elements into the painting.

I'd love to buy all of Ryan Church's DVDs except for two problems: 1) the cost, and 2) he uses Painter, not Photoshop. I know many of the techniques from Painter can carry over into Photoshop, but I'd rather not spend that much money on his DVDs. No constant source of income at the moment, you see.

[Vincent Hammet]

Feng and ppl in gnomon like belker and robertson uses only photoshop and from scratch to th entire process, specially for painting. maybe u should check them too :).

And don´t worry so much for the fine strokes their put in their works, is more important the overall color composition, planning, etc.

[Datameister]

I couldn't agree with you more about the overall composition and color scheme. These should be at the top of any artist's priority list. But I feel like as I improve my skills at these, my detailing skills are being left behind in the dust. When I want to complete a painting, I find myself getting snagged on the details. The end result looks fine from a distance but the details are lacking a certain refinement. I know the only real solution is to keep at it and figure out empirically what works. But it'd be cool to see some other artists' techniques for putting the details into a piece.

To be honest, I'm not really interested in the DVDs of the artists you mentioned. They're good, but they're just not what I'm looking for.

Oh well. Back to the drawing board, literally.