Matte painting is considered logically as invisible environments for film. Visual effects shot so realistic that might make the audience think they were filmed in location. Matte Painting is a technique used to add wonder and excitement to a static landscape, set or distant location which filmmakers use to create an illusion to the environment in a movie scene or film that would otherwise be too expensive or impossible to build or visit. The scene might be an exotic setting, some other time period or an unbearable camera angle, but the outcome effect will look like a real place, photographed with real camera.

Today we present 33 Outstanding Examples of Matte Painting masterpieces that are seamless and realistic visual effects and were an integral part of the director’s vision. The prominent genre of design can make us think that we are travelling to the past and as well as to the future. Try to browse this list and check out the stunning and dynamic outputs from combining 3D, photographic elements and hand-painted elements. Enjoy!

Castle Matte Painting

Castle matte painting
BY: rebekahlynn
A beautiful matte painting of a castle.

Fallen Beauty

Fallen Beauty
BY: everlite
A really breathtaking piece of work that look so realistic.

Haunted Castle Matte Painting

Haunted Castle Matte Painting
BY: CamT
An absolutely amazing matte painting of a haunted castle.

The Mall

The Mall
BY: frenic
A beautiful matte painting of a futuristic mall.

The World

The world
BY: lincochuan
A matte painting of a wonderful imaginary land which was created using Photoshop CS2.

Water Temples-Matte Painting

Water Temples-Matte Painting
BY: Yaroslav
An extremely beautiful matte painting of temples floating in a water.

Gallery-Matte Painting

Gallery-matte painting
BY: Tomasx4
The Moravian Gallery in Brno.

Castle of Valleyfield at Dawn

Castle of Valleyfield at dawn
BY: fstarno
A fantastic style matte-painting of the College of Valleyfield in Montreal, Canada area.

FF Matte Painting

ff matte painting
BY: Zita52
Another nice matte painting.

Matte Painting: Moon Explosion

Matte painting: moon explosion
BY: San-Chan15
A stunning matte painting of a moon that looks like as if it is exploding.

Matte Painting-New York

Matte Painting-New York
BY: Turtlefan926
A matte painting of aliens destroying New York which can be used as a background in a movie.

Matte Painting Exercise

Matte Painting Exercise
BY: fluffyvivi
Just an experiment at some matte painting.

Jungla en Nueva York

Jungla en Nueva York
BY: Deividart
A matte painting of a jungle located in the city of New york.

Arctic Express 2008

Arctic Express 2008
BY: Raphael-Lacoste
Another unique and mind-boggling matte painting.

Atlanta

Atlanta
BY: kievda
A matte painting of Atlanta that is under attack.

Burning Kingdom

burning kingdom
BY: Dark-Adon
A very dramatic matte painting with all the things happening outside and then a girl is hiding away.

Path to the Gothic Choir

Path to the Gothic Choir
BY: Raphael-Lacoste
A matte painting inspired by Caspard David Friedrich’s works on Eldena’s Abbey.

Cathedral Ruins

Cathedral ruins
BY: bpsola
Another great-looking matte painting of a ruined Cathedral.

Desert Palace

Desert Palace
BY: CassiopeiaArt
An amazing matte painting of a very beautiful place.

Mattepainting-Perry Rhodan

Mattepainting-Perry Rhodan
BY: Sven Sauer
A matte painting inspired by a complex system of oil-platforms which was used as a new background-image for the “Perry-Rhodan”-Adventure Game.

It Came from Outside

It Came from Outside
BY: bustercloud
A matte painting of a city that invaded by aliens.

Eruption

Eruption
BY: kievda
Scene post apocalyptique matte painting.

Matte Painting / Photo Manipulation 2009

matte painting / photo manipulation 2009
BY: Wael Saad
A matte painting innspired by a trip in Egypt.

Matte-Painting-Paisaje-Profundo

Matte-Painting-Paisaje-Profundo
BY: Kevin Rivas
A matte painting which shows a great scenery.

Matte Painting / Photo Manipulation 2009

Matte Painting / Photo Manipulation 2009
BY: Wael Saad
A matte painting innspired by a trip in Egypt.

Sole Method ts Artwork

Sole Method ts Artwork
BY: isisdesignstudio
A matte painting used for a t-shirt artwork of Austrian metalcore band named SOLE METHOD.

Spooky House- Matte Paintin’

spooky house- matte paintin'
BY: ryujin2490
A matte painting of a spooky house.

Matte Painting

Matte Painting
BY: Veronica Spinato
Another fantastic matte painting.

A Little Girl’s Dream

A little girl's dream
BY: Ythren

London Meteor Strike

London Meteor Strike
BY: MaxHitman
A matte painting of a meteor that strikes in London.

Volcano Matte Painting

Volcano matte painting
BY: Rachel White An absolutely fantastic matte painting of a errupting volcano.

Dubai

Dubai
BY: YovoYovchev
A matte painting showing a perfect apocalyptic atmosphere.

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