* UPDATED 10/15/2004 *
- changed perspective on the greek columns
- I've changed the waterfall color and brightness to more orange per the environment, and gave it more detail. Also added a "shoreline" to the right mountain of the temple to give it better integration. Also tweaked the reflections slightly to match the shoreline. Thanks all for the comments and crits!
- David
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Hey all!
I just finished this digital matte painting for matte painting class. For this assignment, find images of shrines/temples, and make an environment for the shrine to make it not of a particular origin and culture. Fantasy type setting.
Preliminary composite done in Photoshop, then animated and multi-planed in After Effects with the leaves and waterfall done with Maya Particles. Mesh Warping on the tree and branches, and turbulent/displacement maps on the clouds and water for animation.
Full video resolution Divx 5.1 4000kbs compression with 128kbs mp3 audio to retain high quality viewing.
Screenshots, animation and the making of video below, hope you guys enjoy!
Original Photo

Full resolution of Digital Matte Painting still

Click to Download Digital Matte Painting Animation, 7mb file size, TRT 15 seconds.
Music from LOTR: Return of the King, "Twilight and Shadow" by Howard Shore, of course inspired by it!
Click to Download The Making of the Temple of Knowledge video, 24mb file size, TRT 1 min 35 seconds.