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dylancole · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 6:31 pm

Hello all. I am a matte painter currently working on Lord of the Rings and I am new to these forums. I have some work that I think you might enjoy. I Please check out my new webpage at www.dylancolestudio.com.

Thanks.
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hwslut · member Member # Joined: 18 Jun 2001 Posts: 100

Holy shit. Phenomenal work. Let me be the first to welcome ya, bro. I hope you post a lot Smile

PS - You work with Loki? (Peter Baustaedter)

the_insider · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 7:46 pm

AMAZING....we've got a nother craig mullins...pleeze stick around :cry:
so did you ever meet the actors or artists like eminem or elijah wood??
i figure you arent allowed to show much LOTR since its not out yet right??
were you in the book ART OF THE TWO TOWERS?? sorry for my excessive questions...your work is truly amazing
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dr . bang · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 7:58 pm

HOllyshit man!!!! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE WITH US LOSERS!?
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aColdOldKodiak · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 8:01 pm

Frost · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 8:36 pm

Dylan; Impressive work! How much 3d modeling/texturing is involved in the mattes? Very nice stuff. Welcome.

Sumaleth · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 9:12 pm

Yeah, that's the stuff we like. Smile

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Molako_Plus · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 12:28 am

i always wondered how you guys do it (is there any place i can learn matte techniques?)... and why you do it.

for instance couple of the matte paintings could have just easily been shot during the night. but instead you hadta make it look like the evening from a day-time shot. things like that make me wonder, do people like peter jackson and others just like wasting money on things like that.

not like its a waste... keeps us all employed... but just makes me wonder if it werent easier to shoot during the time youd want the finished piece to look like.

keep up the great work!
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Shotaro · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 1:20 am

ahh man, that's great!! great great great
i like this concept a lot: http://www.dylancolestudio.com./concept/images/snowy_lava.jpg
beautiful! i'd like to say *keep up the good work* but i'm sure you're gonna do that anyway..
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Andromeda · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 7:59 am

egerie · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 9:09 am

Welcome

I just hope you don't get pelted with 328946287 questions from enthuiastic nerds !

eyalyab · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 12:42 pm

amazing

dylancole · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 9:25 pm

Hi all. Thank you for your kind words, it means a lot. Unfortunately, with work, I don't know how often i will be able to post here. Let's see if I can answer any questions...

hwslut-no I do not work with Loki. He was a texture painter here that did a couple matte paintings. he is now back at Digital Domain, last I heard.

the_insider-No I do not meet any actors, their work is long since done by the time I touch it, though when I was working on A Sound of Thunder doing concept work I got to meet everyone because they were shooting. no i was not in the art of Two Towers because I did not work on it. Return of the King is my first LOTR film.

dr.bang- I have no idea

Molako_plus-As far as a place to learn matte techniques, just look at nature and be observant. Learn photoshop inside and out. I think the Academy of Art in San Francisco i sactually offering classes in digital matte painting. It's all about color and composition. Detail comes later.
Also, the reason they often use day for night is that it is very difficult to photograph at night and also directors change their minds. An over cast day darkened down to night with a few lights always looks great because you retain the detail in the darks. When you photograph night you have blown out lights and minimal detail in the dark areas.

Thanks again,

Happy Painting!
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Max · Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 1:42 pm

Thank you SO MUCH for sharing the mattepainting construction movie!!!
That was the most interesting thing I've ever seen - breathtaking!!!
THANKS ALOT

Capt.FlushGarden · Posted: Thu May 01, 2003 2:06 pm

Hey there and welcome! Your work is great!

Hope your work will be done soon so you can start playing with us!

Jelo · Posted: Fri May 02, 2003 12:56 pm

Spectra · Posted: Sat May 03, 2003 10:45 am

Welcome home!

Really great work dylancole!
I was also wondering why they "often use day for night ", tnx for the answer.

jelo: The movie is at http://www.dylancolestudio.com/Matte/personal/pages/Crashsite2.html
Or the full path to this page is: matte -> Personal Work -> Crashsite2.html (its the top right tumbnail).

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Anthony · Posted: Sat May 03, 2003 4:18 pm

Great work man. Welcome to Sijundell, Frodo, err, Dylan Cole. Smile

I know you'll have fun if you get to hang out - beginners, people just starting to get allright at painting(like me), and even people who are really very talented and successful with their 2d art like Spooge Demon(Craig) learn from everyone here, have fun doing art not in our usual styles, and help teach everybody else when we have time. So again, welcome, and I'll look forward to seeing your work in ROTK.

PS: Just watched the spaceship crash movie. That's gotta be the strangest workflow I've ever seen. :] But hey, with results like that, who can argue? Razz

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