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Temple Light

Ben — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:44:06 +0000

The Temple

Ben — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:20:27 +0000

A new matte painting. Kind of wish I did a few things differently on this one, but as it stands it’s okay. Also over at CGHub and Flickr.

There’s also a high-res desktop version available.

Manly Ferry

Ben — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:21:57 +0000

A Manly ferry heads back to the city on a misty afternoon.

Cloud Scape City

Ben — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:11:05 +0000

Just a little something I knocked up in a few hours based on an image taken while flying back from Melbourne the other day. I never really do sci-fi stuff because it seems as if every matte painter has been there before. Maybe I should more often. Yes, it’s cliché, but because of that it’s kind of fun.

Tempest

Ben — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:14:49 +0000

At home today with a bit of a croaky throat. To keep myself busy, and away from the evils of daytime TV, I did this little piece called The Tempest (not a particularly original title, I’m afraid). All up it took about 5 hours.

And no, I have never read the play so I don’t really know what I’m talking about.

Highlands

Ben — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:36:00 +0000

A matte-painting that I started months ago but haven’t really had the time to work on. Animated version to come shortly! Thanks goes to Nathan Hughes, for lending me some images, and Kim Taylor for giving me some pointers.

Nathan and Kim, by the way, are probably the best two artists that I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. Well worth checking their stuff out. Will profile them when time permits.

Still Summer

Ben — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:41:35 +0000

Glenelg, Adelaide, late 2009. Didn’t quite turn out like I was hoping, but it captures the vibe.

Highlands Sketch

Ben — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:09:51 +0000

Really quick speed sketch. It’s good to see that even over a short period I think my skills are improving. If I can knock one of these out every day, I’ll be happy.

Heart of Darkness Sketch

Ben — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:23:30 +0000

Preliminary concept sketch for a new matte painting.

Ghosts

Ben — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:19:45 +0000

A matte painting that I wanted to do this weekend entitled “Ghosts” as an homage to the 1995 anime Ghost in the Shell. This was developed as an animated/3D matte painting – the video which can be seen below, with more after the break.

Update #1: Sweet – Editor’s pick on CGHub.com.

While the final image and video took around a day to complete, I had previously sketched out some (very, very rough) ideas for the shot.