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The Gorgeous Matte Paintings That Made Lord of the Rings and Fifth Element Feel Real
Dear readers, remember how we all gawked, ‘wow’-ed and ‘ooh’-ed (hmm… if you didn’t, then you may not appreciate what this article offers, so move along!) while watching the gorgeous sceneries from Lord of the Rings, The Fifth Element, some of you maybe even whil watching Farscape TV series? You liked them, didn’t you? I know I did. A lot. And I got an opportunity to find out who is behind those beauties just an hour or two ago (thanks to frenzyspark.com), a shame it wasn’t earlier.
On a sci-fi movie/art/comics/books/and-lots-of-stuff blog I have come across an article written by the artist himself, Wayne Haag, with some of his work on display and him talking a bit about his way of working, his beginnings in sci-fi imagery, and his love of painting, so I’ve decided to share it (along with some of his work) with you. Here it is:
