From the course: Digital Matte Painting: 2 Perspective
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Adding the final ellipses - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Digital Matte Painting: 2 Perspective
Adding the final ellipses
Now it's time to add the final ellipses to your project. I wanted to mention that one of the advantages of using paths is that they are resolution independent. Unlike an ellipse that you draw with pixels, you can scale the path ellipse down really tiny, then scale it up really big. And it doesn't lose any of its mathematical perfection. So we're going to use the ellipsis in the ellipse bank to add the ellipsis to our castle by moving and scaling them into position wherever they're needed. Let's do this big dome first. Look horizontally at our ellipse bank and figure out which percentage matches that height above the horizon. The 62% ellipse is at the right height, so select that ellipse, Copy and Paste it into place and slide it horizontally to the part of the dome where you need it. Zoom in then Press Cmd or Ctrl+T to transform it to match word is going on the dome. When scaling the ellipse hold down the Shift key so that it transforms uniformly. Press Return twice to accept the…
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Basic ellipse anatomy2m 11s
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Drawing ellipses in perspective6m 26s
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The most common mistake in drawing ellipses2m 50s
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Plotting measuring points7m 28s
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Determining your master ellipse12m 7s
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Building an ellipse bank7m 23s
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Adding the final ellipses6m 57s
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Dividing an ellipse9m 2s
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Adding structural lines to the walls and bastions3m 57s
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