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Nuke 6.3 on FXGuide TV

Ludo — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:43:03 +0000

Let’s have a look at the new version of Nuke

It’s right here :

http://www.fxguide.com/fxguidetv/fxguidetv-114-nuke-6-3/

Miniatures for Matte Painting

Ludo — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:25:43 +0000

Is it still a good idea to do miniatures for Matte Painting ? Here are some examples.

I was surfing on the internet and I found this Post on MattePainting.org : THE POST I’M TALKING ABOUT

I really like the idea of building a miniature to do the shoot and have the element for the DMP in the correct angle with the lighting you want, but is that still efficient to do it in production ?
When I was at RodeoFX, Mathieu Raynault told me about a guy at ILM who was still building some model with different kind of material to take some photos and use them in the DMP, even if it was for just one shot. I also know that Deak Ferrand did it on Little Nicky. He used chicken bones to get the result on this castle.

or this mattepainting HERE

The thing is that now, you can use tools like Mudbox or Zbrush to get good results quickly, and you still can move your camera and your light sources where you want. I understand there is a interest in doing it with the traditional way, especially for the textures, and all the stuff that you can put in reel by sculpting your model. I never saw anyone building something to take some photos and do the DMP, I’d love to try though.
What do you think ?

NukeMari bridge demo

Ludo — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:47:30 +0000

If like me, you think that DMP have to be done with Photoshop,Nuke, and MARI, and you want to go from Nuke to Mari, and Mari to Nuke, it’s now possible. Let’s check the demo.

NukeMari bridge from Nukepedia on Vimeo.

DMP_ActionScript 1.0

Ludo — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:04:24 +0000

Interested in few ActionScript button to be used in Photoshop ?You can download them right HERE
Here is a screen grab of what you’ll find in it.
It’s basic, but having them just in one click in very handy.

DMP/Environment GoogleGroup

Ludo — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:41:16 +0000

Join the GoogleGroup dedicated to DMP/Environment.
I created this list few months ago.
There are around 60 people, large majority of professionals on this list. We share some techniques, ask for advices and share our problems. Feel free to join us if you want to be part of the discussions.

It’s here : GoogleGroup

Resume page updated

Ludo — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:40:45 +0000

I just updated the RESUME page, you’ll find all the information on what I’ve done on every projects.

Welcome on my new website

Ludo — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:24:09 +0000

Welcome on my professional website.

You’ll discover my work as a matte painter, environment artist and concept designer, but also some news about the VFX world, some advices, tutorials, classes, and lot more.

Feel free to visit the different pages, and come back soon, they’ll be a lot more !

Ludo