I’ve mentioned it a few times before, but I’ve never really got into the details of the process behind animation in Life’s Impetus. It’s what I’ve been working on for this past week, so now’s a good time to talk about! Besides describing the nitty-gritty stuff, I’ll be showing a lot of in-process pictures.
Art of Movement

Before I can get into the actual description, I need to define the main technique on which my process is based: rotoscoping. I’ve used this comparison too many times, but it works; rotoscoping is basically the 2D equivalent of mocap. You record the action you want to animate, and then print and trace it. My process is not exactly the same though, so let’s start with the explanation!
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