Mathias Pedersen's "Starry Night" Tutorials

Published by Eugene (etr9j) on August 11th, 2006 in Art, Tutorials

Mathias Pederson's "Starry Night", which Mathias revealed on the forums a little while back, is an amazing display of talent. The image alone is probably worth it's own post, but Mathias went a step further and put together three amazing tutorials on how he created this gorgeous image.

From the thread:

The image is based on the feeling of awe when one looks up into the big and beautiful night sky, full of stars. The mystery and wonder of life's greatness. The piece is starring this little redhaired boy, looking fascinated up into the huge sky - at that moment realizing how small we all are compared to the world, and universe, around us. I've experienced this myself, outside late at night, looking up into the big starry and cloudless sky. It's beyond compare.

Mathias's main site can be found here, and the tutorials can be found here. There are three intermediate level tutorials that cover Modeling, Textures & Materials, Lighting & Rendering, and finally Compositing, Adjustments & Final Touches. Mathias also has a beginner level tutorial on animating eyeballs using the Track To constraint.

Great tutorials, beautiful image.

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1 Alexander Aug 11th, 2006 at 6:49 pm

Me first :)
2 Alexander Aug 11th, 2006 at 6:53 pm

Its great to see another blender community jewel!
3 Silverframe Aug 11th, 2006 at 7:19 pm

lool. And hi is from denmark :D just like me.. :D:D:D
4 tmr232 Aug 11th, 2006 at 7:25 pm

Great artwork!
5 Pitel Aug 11th, 2006 at 7:32 pm

Absolutely beautiful work!!! He should make wallpaper version.
6 Charlie Aug 11th, 2006 at 8:25 pm

Thanks very much for that tutorial. It just proves the attention to detail required to produce a master image. Thumbs up!
7 Blusterman Aug 11th, 2006 at 9:27 pm

Did everyone realize that Mathias is only 16 years old. I'd say he has a bright future.
8 Big Fan Aug 11th, 2006 at 11:31 pm

Great work Mathias!
9 Jason H Aug 11th, 2006 at 11:53 pm

Wow, I learned a ton from just the first tut!

I never new why we had those different shaders (well, what they each specialized in anyway)
10 Tynach Aug 12th, 2006 at 2:10 am

He's only 16? Wow! Definitly a bright future for him, and for Blender!
11 Romtin Aug 12th, 2006 at 7:33 am

Aw man, now I can no longer use my age as an excuse for my crappy work, lol. Nice Job Mathias; simply beautiful.
12 bart Aug 12th, 2006 at 8:13 am

I'm very impressed, both by the image itself and by the quality of his tutorial. Thanks, Mathias!
13 Mathias Aug 12th, 2006 at 9:13 am

Thanks for the great feedback everyone! Glad you like the tutorials and the image. I'm extremely honoured to get a post here at BlenderNation…!

@Blusterman: Well, actually, I'm only 15. Will be 16 in december, so…yea, I'm pretty young. :)
//Mathias
14 CGuy Aug 12th, 2006 at 5:26 pm

he's younger than I am by 2 months! wow! excelent job!!! how long have you been blending?
15 blendercross Aug 12th, 2006 at 7:13 pm

OOOh…. i am feeling old….
… but great picture and a very good tut!!
;)
16 Steven Brown Aug 13th, 2006 at 12:39 am

Amazing amount of detail, nice job!
17 Oskar Lissheim-Boethius Aug 13th, 2006 at 5:51 pm

Really amazing stuff. This is what happens when you put industrial grade stuff into young people's hands, folks. Wonderful things starts happen.
18 Renato Perini Aug 14th, 2006 at 10:47 am

Simply amazing O_o
If I think on how much I'm older than Mathias, I get depressed. :D
19 Godwin Aug 16th, 2006 at 2:20 pm

Hey dude! Great art work, Mathias!! Simply outstanding…! It is kinda funny, Mathias, but I can proudly say that I know you :D…
To the rest of the guys in this web-world - Mathias is not only talented but a genuine guy with good heart and loveable character.
20 Mathias Aug 16th, 2006 at 8:28 pm

Thanks (yet again!) for all the great and positive comments! Really appreciate it!!!

@CGguy: Actually, I've only been playing around with Blender for 1½ years, yet my earliest experinces with graphics in general reach back to about 4 years ago.

@Godwin: Pleasant surprise to hear from you here - I can proudly say I know you too! :D
//Mathias
21 Reynante M. Martinez Jan 5th, 2007 at 7:22 am

Wow, that was really a fantastic piece of art! very artistic, emotional, and moving. I've been browsing obediently at the blender gallery and saw this one, which was at the time the darkest (I think) among others, and the most emotional I think. Whew! Just super.

Great work, Mathias! *claps*