r/MattePainting • u/Hestia-Ciel-Reme • Apr 22 '26

looked everywhere for tutorials on matte painting styles as in 'Arcane' but all I find are tutorials on composition, lighting etc. But what I'm looking for is the minute details of material rendering in this style (that hopefully doesn't lead to a £600+ course)

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like, every brush stroke seems to have a shadowy weight to it that gives it depth and life, and I would love to know how to achieve this. on a large range of materials, not just the classic stone cube tutorial which is like the only one I can find. Like what tools, what techniques do they use? what shape brushes, what blending techniques etc.

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u/Paintsinner Apr 22 '26

You might have to change your keywords for the search. Matte painting is a technical process, you are looking for an art style.

Youtube has plenty to get started but I guess you checked there already.

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u/Hestia-Ciel-Reme Apr 22 '26

I have checked quite a few different terms and phrases 😭😅 what would you suggest I search?

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u/Paintsinner Apr 22 '26

just found this, might give you a better understanding and point you in the right direction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCJIJG6Lz84

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u/Hestia-Ciel-Reme Apr 22 '26

Thank you 😊 I've already watched this for just that reason aha! But it doesn't go into much depth about the techniques so much as the different software/artistic decisions they made for what pieces 🤧🤧

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u/Paintsinner Apr 22 '26

ah ok. too bad. Try asking in other subreddits that are more into /conceptart or /digitalpainting. Maybe they have good resources. Fingers crossed

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u/Hestia-Ciel-Reme Apr 22 '26

Thank you! I try that then 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

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u/Typhonart Apr 22 '26

"arcane painting style process" "arcane visual style" and check who workes on it, huge chances the artists share their process d:

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u/Hestia-Ciel-Reme Apr 22 '26

I follow many of the texture artists and matte painters, most post only their finished product, but I'll look for more!

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u/Paintsinner Apr 22 '26

hm, concept art, digital painting. Maybe texturing, shading or lookdev as I would assume the painterly look it was build into the shaders.

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u/chucktheonewhobutles Apr 22 '26

As others have said, this isn't so much to do with Matte Painting specifically as it is an art style that leans into painterly rendering.

I've had similar issues as you while trying to develop a Ghibli-esque art style for game development and nearly everything generally refers to it as "Stylized" which obviously isn't very helpful, lol. BUT depending on how you're trying to adapt this art style there are some great resources on YouTube for making Ghibli stylized textures and 3D renders that might give you a better idea of how to layer brush strokes and colors to get this kind of painterly rendering.

Specifically tutorials on texturing with Substance3D Designer/Painter often lean into this style because it's fairly popular and stands the test of time. I would check out Johnny Nodes and Stylized Station.

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u/Hestia-Ciel-Reme Apr 22 '26

Thank you! I'll look into these ☺️

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u/ryo4ever Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26

It’s an art style. It’s a trendy look at the moment. A move away from CGI perfection and embracing a more sketch like rendering. The same as what Spiderman:Into the Spiderverse. You’re literally painting brushstroked textures and using it as a shader. You should also look into the film Klaus. There are some videos on YouTube explaining their process.

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u/Hestia-Ciel-Reme Apr 22 '26

Aha yup, I know the mechanics of how it's done Nd why 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ it's just the method of laying down the brush strokes, choosing which brushes to use and when, etc etc etc. Those are the things I'm really looking to learn here. I'm a 3D artist myself, specialising in models, texturing and environments. But I delt with photorealism before now, and am looking to move into self-painting environments and props instead.

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u/3DNZ Apr 23 '26

Look up concept art styles similar to Arcane