Evolution of matte painting and its application in the design and creation of environments

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7642501

Keywords:

Matte Painting, Concept Art, Environments, Painting, Digital Art

Abstract

This paper analyzes the evolution of matte painting as a representational technique throughout history, its relationship with art and its influence on different industries linked to representation. We use a multi-case study methodology, which allows us to relate milestones and use an open approach to the analysis. Through it, we seek connections between their use in film, video games, and design, and its influence in them, which allows us to defend the figure of the matte painter as an artist.

Author Biographies

Alfonso Berroya Elosua, Vasque Country University

He has a degree in Fine Arts (2008), and obtained a master's degree in Art Research and Creation (2010) from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). He obtained a master's degree in 3D for Video Games and Digital Art (2015) and a master's degree in Digital Illustration and Visual Development (Trazos, 2016). He completed his PhD in Fine Arts in 2017. He is an art director, main concept artist and illustrator for films and videogames since 2009 and a professor in the Drawing Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the UPV / EHU since 2019.

Maitane Echevarria Aguirre, Vasque Country University

She has a degree in Creation and Design (2017). She was awarded an Extraordinary Prize by the Academic Affairs Commission of the Council of Universities and obtained a master's degree in Art Research and Creation (2018) from the University of the Basque Country (UPV / EHU). She earned a Fulbright scholarship to study an MFA in Animation at the Savannah College of Art and Design with a special emphasis on 3D character animation. She is a part-time professor in the Drawing Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the UPV / EHU since 2021.

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2022-07-31

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Berroya Elosua, A. ., & Echevarria Aguirre, M. . (2022). Evolution of matte painting and its application in the design and creation of environments. ASRI. Art and Society. Journal for Research in Arts and Digital Humanities, (21), 84–101. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7642501

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No. 21 (2022): The image enters the scene. Digital creations in the scenic field, urban space and natural space

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