MATTES ARE CONSTANTLY EVOLVING ART FORM. ENVIORMNENT DESIGN NOW INCLUDES 2D AND 3D MATTES, OFTEN WITH HARD SURFACE MODELING PROJECTION, AND AO LIGHTING. MATTE ARTISTS OF THE FUTURE MUST EVOLVE INTO BOTH GENERALIST AND ILLUSTRATOR. ONE MUST BE PREPAREDTO DO MATTES, CONCEPT, CARDS, SET EXTENSIONS, AND CAMERA PROJECTIONS FOR COMPLICATED CAMERA MOVES...NEW AVENUES ARISE LIKE MENTAL RAY AMBIENT OCCLUSION AND VUE.