Digital Matte Painting “The Hidden Art”
This talk will explore the traditional meaning of matte painting in film and how this technique has evolved in the animation industry. Through the hybrid 2D/3D workflow used on the film Spellbound, it will be explained how the team combines digital painting and 3D modeling to create visually stunning backgrounds and sets. The challenges of integrating these techniques and the solutions developed to optimize production without compromising visual quality will also be discussed.
Date: Saturday, November 30th at 5 pm
Place: Auditori de Imagina Mediapro Barcelona
Language: Spanish
Speakers
José María Guadalupe
DMP Supervisor at Skydance Animation
Graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Granada (2004), José María Guadalupe has an outstanding career in the animation industry.
He has collaborated on renowned projects, including the Oscar-nominated short film La Dama y la Muerte (2009). His experience includes participation in feature films such as Justin y la Espada del Valor (Kandor Graphics, 2013) and Atrapa la Bandera and Tadeo Jones 2 (Lightbox Animation Studios, 2015/2017).
In addition, he has served as Director of the Concept Art and Matte Painting area at ANIMUM Creativity Advanced School (2017) and as Art Director at B-Water Studios (2018-2021).