Matte Paintings By Sarel Theron

Sarel Theron was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and has worked on many projects for local and international clients; book covers, advertising, game and magazine covers. Sarel is probably one of the best artists who make matte painting. He is an amazing South African illustrator, who creates matte painting for commercials and movies, and concept art for book covers and a graphic novel. He has experience with oils and acrylics, but has also specialised in digital art and has authored several tutorials for the CG Magazine, Advanced Photoshop Magazine, among others. He has recently received the Expose 7 Master Award for matte painting and an Excellence award in the Transportation category.
Sarel Theron has been greatly influence by the Luminist and the Hudson River schools. His statement about digital art: “I love the way it allows for the seamless integration of elements such as photographs and 3D CG models into a painting, something that is just not possible in any of the traditional mediums. For me, one of the most rewarding aspects of being an artist is when I persist with a painting I’m really struggling with, and through sheer dogged determination, turn it into something I’m really pleased with.”