Jake and Dan post the “making of” their 2.5D shot converting summer to winter in a matte painting using Nuke and After Effects (for Trapcode Particular snow) in this great look at the process of getting all the details created from clean plate to effects.

Summer to Winter 2.5D Mattepainting from Dan Borufka on Vimeo.

“Some of you might remember our Summer to Winter tutorial. We dusted off the files and turned it from a still frame into a Matte-Painting with subtle camera-movement. This quick walkthrough shall give you an overview of how we did it.”