Let's not call it all talent - some of it is a skill set that can be developed, some of it is a mindset that you need to have, while some of it is talent. I find that people that create a lof of their own art in illustrator with the pen tool, make a smooth transition once they understand animation concepts. Especially if they have experience as a traditional hand artsist and are comfortable working with a wacom pad.
There's no hard a nd fast rule but this is what you need to be or get good at rotoscoping
A great roto-artist has:
- Attention to detail
- Good planning skills (seeing the bigger picture - based on what the footage does, how do I break up the masks for various body parts)
- extreme comfort with the pen tools (I mean like second nature)
- The ability to work quickly - get into a "Zone" where they are just blasting it away
- patience
No matter what, it doesn't go quickly, but it can go a lot slower form some and a lot faster for others. And without the first 2 things on that list, the others aren;t worht that much - at least in my opinion - though I have that opinion on just about any skillset.
It's like driving a car. Some people aren't great at it, even after 30 years of doing it, and some people are naturals and pick it up right away. But even the poeple who aren't great at it can eventually get from point A to B - the question is how many detours they have to take to do it, and how long it ultimately takes to arrive.
Again, anyone can learn it, but not everyone is great at it and can produce material fast enough for a production environment.
Take everything I say with grain of salt. My experience is just that - MY experience. You may know differently, and that's cool.
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