Matte Paintings

I was browsing matte painting dot org. Do you agree with my comments? I noticed most matte paintings have the light, sun, or moon right in camera, or just off. It works, but a little overused in my opinion.


Love it:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4461&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4307

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3362

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2723

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2744

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4376

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2452

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4379

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4373

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4484

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4205

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3579

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4163


Too many birds:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=9223

Good use of birds:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=9286


Interesting:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4190

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4184

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3053

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2729

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2708

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2575

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2087

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2063

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4352

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3707

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4430

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3737

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4092

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4071



Artist(s) who really wanted to work on Star Wars:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=9184

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4472

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4464

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3334


It's not super well done, but something I like about it:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4127

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3986

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2792

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2767


Great study. A good painter could just keep going:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3645&g2_imageViewsIndex=1

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3588

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3254

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3027

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2604

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3505

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4106


Redneck Painting:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4099

http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2425

Kind of cool, tree needs work:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=9175

Trying to draw the eye TOO much:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=9013

Photo of valley is better than the structure:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4475

Terrible:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4129

I literally had this idea 15 years ago, somebody just shot into my memory, amazing:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3859

Less is more and proof that not every matte painting needs clouds, love it:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3628

Typical junk. How many of these kind of matte paintings are we gonna see before we puke, without even drinking?:
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4403

Hah!
http://mattepainting.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3810


Enjoy,
Louis Katz
www.louiskatz.com