LogInThe illustration was brought to life by Sara Stanoeska using Nuke and Photoshop.
Take a look at "Omen" – Stormy Sea, a splendid digital illustration with Hellblade vibes depicting a rocky shore being pummeled by unruly ocean waves, brought to life by Digital Matte Painter and Illustrator Sara Stanoeska. Created as a personal project for the Rookie Awards 2024 contest, this captivating matte painting was set up using Adobe's Photoshop and Foundry's Nuke, trying to capture a feeling of premonition.
According to Sara, she used a video from Pexels as a base, keyed out the sky in Nuke, and replaced it with a skydome projection of a painted sky in Photoshop. The mountains and rocks were painted in PS and then projected onto cards in Nuke. Additionally, Nuke was used to set up the lighting and fog effects and to add 3D camera tracking.
And here are some behind-the-scenes materials shared by the creator:
Reference board
Nuke script
Moreover, Sara has also shared a detailed write-up explaining how the scene was set up in more depth. You can read the full breakdown by checking out the artist's Rookie Awards 2024 entry page.
And here are some of Sara's earlier works:
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