Simone De Salvatore's digital matte paintings include works for Wes Anderson.

Fox matte painter Emil Kosa Jr. created by their logo and Planet of the Apes' ending

Jan Domela was a veteran painter of Paramount Pictures.

Dorothy Holt Redmond broke into all-male production design to become a close accomplice of Alfred Hitchcock.

Kettlehut was a master architect in German Expressionism.

Charles Stoneham was one of Pinewood's premiere painters.

The Spanish VFX Legend worked on over 450 features.

Cliff Culley was a major painter on the CARRY ON and BOND films.

Jena Holman was a Matte Painter until her tragic early death.

One of the modern innovators of matte painting is YUSEI UESUGI, who bridged the gap between traditional matte painting and digital...

PAINTED SKIES showcases and celebrates films with fake backgrounds.

It's appropriate that one Matte Paintings earliest pioneers was called NORMAN DAWN.