Laura Cosner : Digital Artist matte painting / texturing / modelling / illustrationSay Hello!
laura.cosner@gmail.com
Making of Rebecca
Here is a brief run down on the creation of my Rebecca image. I’m only running down the creation of the head, though the creation of the rest of the image was identical. The hair and eyelashes were both created with painted hair planes, with corresponding transparency maps. The shader for the hat was based [...]
Los Angeles Vs. Asteroids
These pieces were created as “news stills” for a short in which Los Angeles is destroyed by asteroids. They were all created in Photoshop, through the integration of several different photos.
Digital Paintings
These paintings were all created in Photoshop and Painter without photo integration.
2d Educational Work : Illustrator and Photoshop
These illustrations were created for a variety of print publications. Credits to Precision Graphics, McGraw Hill, Norton Publishing, Brooks-Cole Publishing, Barnes & Noble, and Prentice Hall.
Video
My Demo Reel:
This is the project I completed with a group of my fellow Zoic Interns while we were there. I produced the project, as well as created the news still insets and the matte painting:
Smudge Tool Mini-Tutorial
So, a lot of people use the smudge tool to blend things. The main issue with using this tool for blending, is that you tend to lose sharp edges as well as a wide range of values.
Here are some general Smudge Tool Tips:
1) Don’t use the smudge tool for large areas! This will only make [...]