Rotoscoping
Techniques and Tools for the Aspiring Artist
- 1st Edition - February 23, 2011
- Latest edition
- Author: Benjamin Bratt
- Language: English
Master what it takes to make your rotoscoping and digital painting blend seamlessly into each shot. Through illustrious four color presentation, the book features step-by-step in… Read more
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Master what it takes to make your rotoscoping and digital painting blend seamlessly into each shot. Through illustrious four color presentation, the book features step-by-step instruction on the artistic techniques of rotoscoping and digital painting with lessons on:
*Articulate mattes
*Digital paint in moving footage
*Motion tracking
*Advanced rotoscoping and digital paint techniques, and much more
It also features practical insight on the subject and industry, delving into:
*The history and evolution of rotoscoping and the role of the rotoscoper
*A typical day in the life of a rotoscoper
*How to get a job as a rotoscoper
*4-color presentation full of roto tips and techniques will have you performing like a seasoned pro in hours
*Application-agnostic technical insight allows the reader to implement lessons learned regardless of software being used
*Accompanying CD and companion website provides project files and sequences on which the reader can implement the techniques they learned in the book, as well as other bonus materials
VFX artists, aspiring VFX artists and students; editors; indy filmmakers
Chapter 1: Origins of Roto
Chapter 2: Defining the Terms
Chaper 3: Rotoscoping Software
Chapter 4: Pre-Shot Warm-Up
Chapter 5: Key Framing Techniques
Chapter 6: Creating Splines
Chapter 7: Edge Consistency
Chapter 8: Object Mode Transforms
Chapter 9: Interpolation and Linear Movement
Chapter 10: Blur
Chapter 11: Checking Your Mattes
Chapter 12: Tracking and Roto
Chapter 13: Roto and the Human Figure
Chapter 14: Faces and Heads
Chapter 15: Hair (Or: Bald People Are Great)
Chapter 16: Human Movement
Chapter 17: Clothing
Chapter 18: Keeping Focus and Getting Work
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: February 23, 2011
- Language: English
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Benjamin Bratt
Benjamin Bratt is a visual effects artist based out of Dallas, Texas who has worked as a digital artist on recent movies such as Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Race to Witch Mountain, Obsessed, and The Proposal. He is currently the lead compositor at Radium/Reel FX in Dallas. Clients include the Dallas Cowboys, Coors, Ram Truck, and more.
Benjamin has also taught Visual Effects and Rotoscoping classes at the Academy of Art.
Affiliations and expertise
VFX artist who has worked on recent movies such as Harry Potter 7: part 2, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, and X-Men: First Class. He is currently a senior roto/prep artist at MPC London. He has also taught VFX and Rotoscoping classes at the Academy of Art in San Francisco.Read Rotoscoping on ScienceDirect