Using advance digital matte painting methods, David removes all of the greenery from the mountains, fields, and trees, and covers them with snow. Then he replaces the sky, and adds realistic touches such as chimney smoke, icicles, and night-lit windows. In the final chapters, you'll discover how to create an animated scene that cross-dissolves between the two versions.

Topics include:

• Making precise selections using the Color Range command
• Controlling reference material through layer masks
• Creating custom brushes
• Painting snow, icicles, and trees
• Painting through a high-contrast matte
• Replacing the sky in an image
• Animating smoke and falling snow
• Reformatting and rendering a scene in After Effects