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Thanks to SK_is_terrible for the image
Harrison Ellenshaw, head of the Lucasfilm matte department - Thanks to Bonifer for the image/info
view from the Empire
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Ralph Mcquarrie
Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Michael Pangrazio
Michael Pangrazio
Thanks to SK_is_terrible for the image
Thanks to SK_is_terrible for the image
Thanks to SK_is_terrible for the image
Splinelock
The new star wars matte paintings for science... http://www.thetruegeneralist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/green-300x300.jpg
Icantthinkofaname2
Still better than CGI.
dennnnnis
Beautiful!
jyes
the whole time i looked at this post the star wars score was playing in my head
zutalors
Traditional set sci-fi film would be cool rn
PuppiesStartedEveryWar
Here's a beautiful Matt painting
WarJesus420
My attempt at a beautiful mat painting
TobiasFunkeAnalrapist
"Paint me like one of your Tauntauns, Jack".
MakeYourGirlAhegao
Pure talent i didn't even know these were paintings
eyedontlie
I could do that - hold my beer
SGTwash
Thanks to SK_is_terrible for the image
quietwalker
That's what I was gonna say! ... I don't know why though.
NotACreativeName1
Star Wars theme song triggered!
TheKindOfGrayishKnight
This is glorious, nothing else to say about it
SirDistic
Slave I will always be my Star Wars ship of choice.
M4K3R
I wonder how much these would go for
wiseidiot9
THOSE WERE ALL PAINTINGS!? HOLY CRAP
Sittingonabigblueboxlolwtfmars
Who knew Chris Evans could draw
Diddlestyx
RandomAbscessMemories
I think this is fake. We all know he was frozen during the time Star Wars was made.
AlexImguram
He's presented The Big Breakfast and Radio 2, he's boned Billie Piper, has a beautiful collection of Ferraris and now this!
marksmind
Here is a cool documentary about how they were utilized: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw3EvuRkQVw
texastx
Had to be one of the top 5 jobs to have ever in the world.
OCPoster
Fuck, i'll never be this good T_T
scurvyturtle
"And here we'll place a few happy little trees"
sirplayerone
You. I like you.
FrankRyu
Bob Ross Should always be upvaoted, Specially for SW Posts!
xoverthirtyx
I can hear the pneumatic drill sounds in all the Death Star images.
blastboyd
Nowadays they use photoshop and greenscreens and it is still hard work. The old fashioned way looks (and is) even harder. Much respect.
blastboyd
Also look, behind the scenes how they actually made it and put in the real footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw3EvuRkQVw
jitspoe
Wow. Cool video. Thanks for sharing!
SkepticalToast
Impressive
thisusernameisnotrelevantanywhere
most impressive
BadMuthaJeffer
A skill not nearly used enough anymore.
IOnlyCameToPostConfessions
THEY WERE PAINTED?!!
daxx0r
The star destroyer hangar is a matte painting?!
daddypancakes
right! I knew about all of them apart from that!
Nordksi
Pretty sure it was a combination of matte and live action shots.
LoneDirewolf
I hope the new Star Wars isn't full of CGI like the new Hobbit movies. Throw in some old school effects
z3lfmoord
The newest one sucks
nuclearpotatoDK
Why?
Sasarious
Nostalgia glasses blind them.
TobiasFunkeAnalrapist
It's pretty obviously what they are shooting for(hah!) based on the teaser trailer.
Ascarea
there wont be matte paintings like this but there will be practical things
HippoKondriak
Yes please.
kraut4200
The trailer is mostly just CGI, as I'm sure a vast majority of the movie will be as well.
GadgetFreehan
Force Awakens may have a shit ton of practical effects, but I'm not certain about the following films
Ascarea
Ryan Johnson will go the same route for sure
TheFlyingHellfish
NEEDS MOAR GREEBLES
Dunes8
Depends on what you need to do.
tombombadilf
In J.J. we trust.
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
This was not CGI, I am cautiously optimistic. http://www.nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/anigif_enhanced-29530-1417192597-1.gif
JapTastic
You're in luck! A TON of effects in the new movie will be practical effects. They built a bunch of full scale models.
FedEXguy
I'm glad these aren't glossy paintings, imagine the reflections with all that industrial light and magic.
sloganhero
Is it just me or do the stormtroopers in the Emperor's hanger not look lined up perfectly? It's really bothering me.
joelmic
Well they can't be perfect... then it would look like a painting.
FierceMeerkat
seriously, nobody appreciating such a marvellous pun?
sirplayerone
I got the joke. I'm not laughin', but I got it.
FedEXguy
Well, you are, so I guess we can be cool and awesome together
ColonelPotoo
Wait. These were paintings? I don't... what? How? Huh...?
IWishIWasBlank
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... there was no CGI.
equityforpunks
Easy. ILM better known as Industrial Light and MAGIC!
darastryx
I thought they were model minatures...
DrunkArtist
Wut the wut.. what sorcery is this?
froggyhi
They're essentially painted on glass shower doors b/c correct aspect ratio. The light, transparency, and artistry make them better than CGI
heck9r
my thoughts exactly...
disgr4ce
Think about it, guys: up until the 90s (barely), painting and photography was the only way to make images...
deasvail144
This is why the originals are way better than the new ones. Way better!
marksmind
Here is a cool documentary on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw3EvuRkQVw . The other 3 parts are cool as well. Rotoscoping is intense.
manchurianwok
It's pretty obvious if you watch the pre-special edition versions on a new TV. Doesn't look bad, per se, just clearly a painting.
effay
These still exists today, but most of them digitally. They're called matte paintings, usually for backgrounds.
disgr4ce
Oh, wow, I'm surprised not more people are familiar with this grand tradition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matte_painting
Pencillin
yeah, it was a HUGE thing before CG; a lot of the exterior shots you recognize were probably mattes
terratoxin
Same way star trek did it. look up the "creator commented" edition from the old star trek with Kirk.
ska23
Jedi mind tricks.
halfdiminished
Can someone explain this? EXPLAIN IT!
orangeorangutan
without the parentheses - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matte_painting
Silvarus
Opps ignore that end bracket
Silvarus
Talent (also this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matte_painting)
halfdiminished
That link was a lie. Just like these paintings. Lies.
Silvarus
Yeah sorry, just ignore that end bracket.
daffman
Explanation: http://sploid.gizmodo.com/how-ilm-made-you-believe-this-painting-was-a-real-hanga-1676323788/+jesusdiaz
itsimpossibletofindausernamethatisnttaken
Thanks. That was awesome.
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
To bad there wasn't CG to randomly put shit in the background, luckily, Lucas fixed that later.
ByTheBeardOfSeuss
Did he fix it before he died in that horrible plane crash in 1989?
ScottPilgrimVSNoOneInParticular
>=(
snakeoilsalesman
Phew!
Dunes8
Technology!
GMOmonsterMadeFromAutisticVaccines
Lol so bad
Pawprintjj
The sarcasm is strong with this one
z3lfmoord
lol
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
How did you stumbled on this thread and post?
z3lfmoord
The post was linked a few days ago and I comment on someone to see if they still had an active account
piwiator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3RR-rzT5ws
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
the fuck did I just watch?
piwiator
Excerpt from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKtZmQgxrI
svlosky
You have the weirdest account name.
WarJesus420
Thank you for pointing that out to me.
MrKrillin
The prequels used a lot more models and practical effects than people think. The bleachers in the podrace is a model for example.
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
I don't really count those as Star Wars anyway...
SirDuckOnQuack
Whilst they weren't great they definitely felt more like the Star Wars we know and love , compared to Ep7 and 8 especially.
JustASlightJingleOfPocketChangePulsing
I was referencing the "special edition" ones where he's make a window in a scene and put random unneeded shit happening on the other side.
FreshCaviar
Mostly just Episode I. II and III were almost all green screen and CGI.
MrKrillin
The Mustafar scene from Ep3 was done with some model work. A good portion of the backdrop is also images from Mt. Etna in Italy.
Toasterpops
Not true. Try to actually watch the special features before you stick your foot in your mouth
SwissArmyCake
Yeah, in the Episode 3 special features, you can see SOME props in front of the blue screen...which are painted blue...everything's blue...
Toasterpops
There's a lot of set, Utapau was a model, ect. People have this unfounded hatred of effects they don't understand.