Introduction
Introduction
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Using the exercise files
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1. Using Photographic Textures to Finish Your Castle
Why did we wait so long to use photographic textures?
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Prepping the form study for texturing
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Transfer modes
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Color basics
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Creating a stone texture
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Adding the dark side's base texture
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Adding the light side's base texture
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Rounded textures and the Warp tool
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Websites for matte painting reference
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2. Adding Unique, Photographic Crenellations to Your Castles
Creating a photographic crenellation
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Creating a line of crenellations
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The Vanishing Point tool
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Adding crenellations using the Vanishing Point tool
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Trimming the crenellations
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Adding back sides to the crenellations
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3. Color Correction with Levels and Curves
Levels and Curves anatomy
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Camera Raw
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Using Levels and Curves
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Color correcting individual RGB channels
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Toning the base castle
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Toning the crenellations
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4. Distorting and Relighting Photographic Textures
Adding photographic elements
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Distorting the dome and rectangular faces
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Relighting the dome
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Color correcting the dome
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Adding more photographic details
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Relighting the new details
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Color correcting the details
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5. Finishing Your Castle
Extreme color correction
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Adding a photographic sky
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Adding background mountains
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Integrating the details
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Collapsing layers and more details
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The final paint layer
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Lights and glows
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Smoke and flames
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Ex_Files_Ex_Files_DMPE_4.zip
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Ex_Files_Ex_Files_DMPE_4_Free.zip
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