Spartacus: Vengeance - Digital Matte Painting

DMP - rocky outcrop at the base of Mt Vesuvius.

DMP - rocky outcrop at the base of Mt Vesuvius.

Cliff descent: Digital matte painting, Frame 1

Cliff descent: Digital matte painting, Frame 1

Change in lighting, from left to right and softer

Change in lighting, from left to right and softer

Initial lighting study from right to left.

Initial lighting study from right to left.

Developed sketch

Developed sketch

Initial storyboard sketch

Initial storyboard sketch

Spartacus: Vengeance - Digital Matte Painting

This shot was put together in post production. I was tasked with with creating from scratch a large push in on characters climbing down Vesuvius. I started with the look of Vesuvius in a storyboard sketch. From here I worked up the model in sculptris and the camera in Maya. The projection paintings were produced in various stages to counter the resolution as we moved in on the volcano. It was worked up in nuke with the compositor Berrin Moody.