photo manipulations
“A matte painting is a painted representation of a landscape, set, or distant location that allows filmmakers to create the illusion of an environment that is nonexistent in real life or would otherwise be too expensive or impossible to build or visit. Historically, matte painters and film technicians have used various techniques to combine a matte-painted image with live-action footage. At its best, depending on the skill levels of the artists and technicians, the effect is “seamless” and creates environments that would otherwise be impossible to film.”
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Photo on the left shows is the same stock image of an old barn house and on the right is a matte painted ‘underwater’ version of it.
Photo on the left shows a stock image of an old barn house and on the right is a matte painted ‘raining’ version of it.
The image on the left shows the original image of Christopher Chan and a matte painting version of the image— destroyed and alien infested!
Photo on the left is a royalty stock photo of a handshake and on the right is a photo manipulation of the same picture but now with the Philippines and USA flag with a hand painted effect.