After Effects Compositing: 5 Rotoscoping & Edges
Offered By: LinkedIn Learning
Course Description
Overview
Master the art of rotoscoping—creating an animated selection with masking and paint tools—using After Effects.
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
- What is rotoscoping?
- Select a target
- Apply a mask to effects
- Refine mask controls
- Test the limits of the mask tracker
- Evaluate before beginning roto
- Shortcuts: Draw and edit a mask
- Start with a shape
- Lock-off for VFX
- Break down the shot for a clean plate
- Create blank footage with a simple expression
- Replace missing or mismatched background
- Decide what needs attention
- Quickly create points and Bezier curves
- Rotoscope straight-ahead
- Lock position only
- Build articulated roto with in-between frames
- Car: Work with defocused masks
- Refine mask feather
- Get motion blur for free
- Brush tools come last
- Clone brush setup and shortcuts
- Input devices for paint and roto
- Working with clone brush
- Make quick use of Roto Brush
- Don't get bogged down with Roto Brush
Taught by
Mark Christiansen
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