Environment Concept Design with World Machine and Photoshop
In this course, we'll take a Desert Racing concept and make use of several different techniques to bring our image to completion. Software required: Photoshop CS6, World Machine 2.3.7, GeoGlyph 1.4.0.23.
What you'll learn
In this course, we'll take a Desert Racing concept and make use of several different techniques to bring our image to completion. We'll learn not only how to generate the assets in 3D but also, how to integrate them in Photoshop with other elements from different sources, adjusting the lighting, contrast, and atmosphere in our image. By the end of this training, the viewers will have the understanding on how to use several assets and bring them to a unified whole, creating stunning pieces of concept art. Software required: Photoshop CS6, World Machine 2.3.7, GeoGlyph 1.4.0.23.
Table of contents
- Modeling the Terrain 7m
- Adding Erosion and Using Geoglyph 6m
- Using Macros 5m
- Creating a Natural Look for the Terrain 7m
- Increasing the Resolution of Our Terrain 2m
- Adjusting the Lighting in World Machine 2m
- Creating the Shots for Painting in Photoshop 2m
- Creating the Base-plate in Photoshop 8m
- Adding the First Truck 10m
- Importing the Shots 6m
- Integrating the Mountains on Our Image 4m
- Adding the Sky and Creating Depth 7m
- Creating Aerial Perspective and Increasing Depth 8m
- Setting the Atmosphere 5m
- Adjusting the Lighting 6m
- Adding the Dust Cloud 7m
- Final Adjustments on Mood 9m
- Adding the Other Truck and Finishing 9m
About the author
Ricardo is a full time freelance illustrator and concept artist. He has produced works for several different projects around the globe for the game, advertising and publishing industries. His illustrations have been showcased at ImagineFX Magazine, Ballistic Publishing's EXOTIQUE, as well as many others. Additionally, he worked as a freelance concept artist for Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo III Cinematics.