Environment Creation for Film and Cinematics

In this workshop, environment artist Olivier Dubard goes through the process of building an environment from concept to finish, using a wide range of software including SketchBook Pro, Maya, Photoshop, ZBrush, Mari, V-Ray and Nuke. These chapters demonstrate what it takes to be a well rounded environment artist for film, as Olivier goes from an initial 2D sketch, to the step-by-step finalizing of a full shot. He explains his workflow for concepting, modeling, texturing, lookDev, lighting, precompositing, paintovers and quick mattepainting. For those looking to explore a professional pipeline for quick and effective environment construction, this title offers a myriad of tips and techniques.

01 Introduction 02 The Fundamentals 03 Gathering References 04 The Concept Phase 05 The Build Phase Modeling Layout 06 The Texturing Phase 07 Look Dev Lighting Process 08 Precompositing Phase 09 Matte Painting 10 Conclusion

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