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  • Auto Trace tracking with Hand?

    Posted by Keri Rainock on May 3, 2011 at 5:31 pm

    I am creating a very large and complex animation simulating a hand drawing with a marker on a white board. I’ve used auto trace on the artwork layer with sequential masks to create the look. I’ve then taken a green-screened hand and I’ve been animating the position of the hand over the auto trace. Looks great, and because it moves fast it doesn’t have to be perfect. I’m wondering if I’m doing this the hard way? Anyway to attach my anchor point on the hand layer to the motion of the auto trace and just let it do it’s thing?

    Keri

    Keri Rainock replied 15 years ago 38,157 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Keri Rainock

    May 3, 2011 at 5:39 pm

    As my auto trace position properties don’t actually move, parenting doesn’t get any motion on the hand.

  • Keri Rainock

    May 3, 2011 at 6:11 pm

    There’s a good idea, thing is, these artwork files are psd and create a massive amount of tiny masks. Which looks cool in drawing, but it’s probably easier to fake the drawing there.

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