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How to show a real hand drawing some vector graphics
Hello everyone,
as usual, I apologize in advance if this has been asked already, but I just could not find it.
For my next project I need to mix video footage and vector animation.
Basically I am asked to show my hand drawing a bunch of characters/objects, which are then going to be animated.
My doubt is: what’s the best way to show that the real hand is drawing vector characters?I was thinking of the following steps:
1 – draw and print a vector character on paper
2 – rotoscope my hand and pen that are moving along the printed character boundaries
3 – Add the rotoscoped hand/pen over the “virtual” vector character which I will animate with the stroke in order to simulate it’s beeing drawn in real time.
Does anybody out there know if there’s a better/cleverer way to do this?
Thank you very much for reading! 🙂
Già
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6 Replies
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I would shoot your hand in front of a green screen drawing the vector art. Then I would key out the green and bring in the vector art and animated it. To animate the art on use a luma matte. I have not watched these tutorials but I think they should point you in the right direction for the write on look:
https://filmmakeriq.com/2009/11/after-effects-photoshop-tutorial-growing-vine-animation/
Stephen Smith
Utah Video ProductionsCheck out my Motion Training DVD
Check out my Vimeo page
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Thanks very much for the quick reply Stephen.
Let me try to explain my issue a little better:
My doubt is not really on how to animate the “growing line” of the drawing, but how to have the “real life” pen to follow the correct line; I can rotoscope/key out the hand with no problems, but I can’t be sure that my pen is following the exact shape of the drawing because I am pointing it on a white shape/green surface.
Thanks again 🙂
Già
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You could print out the vector in a similar green as the background so you can trace it and still be able to key it out.
Stephen Smith
Utah Video ProductionsCheck out my Motion Training DVD
Check out my Vimeo page
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Sounds good, I think I’ll go this way!
Thanks a lot Stephen, I owe you a beer 😉
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Cool, you will have to post the final video so we can check it out.
Stephen Smith
Utah Video ProductionsCheck out my Motion Training DVD
Check out my Vimeo page
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Sure!
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