Hone your skills to become a valued roto artist and master what it takes to create seamless mattes for every shot. Through illustrious four color presentation, the book features step-by-step instruction on the artistic techniques of rotoscoping with lessons on: *Articulate mattes *Motion tracking *Advanced rotoscoping, 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 roto artist *A typical day in the life of a roto artist *How to get a job as a roto artist

*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