Side Scroller Handheld Game Test Matte Paint

matte paint in photoshop

This matte painting was done to test out the possibility of a side scroller game in handheld devices (DS/PSP) in 2007. it was simply painted over an image of rendered geometries. then different layers of the matte are projected on to different planes in 3D. i think the images below are self explanatory.

rendered still from Maya

projections in viewport

The shadows of the plants on the pavement is painted into the texture. and because the texture has to be tileable, the shadow positions are only correct for the plants on the left side. the plants on the right are placed to roughly match the shadows on the texture.

Lastly, the DS screenshots:

DS Screen Captures