Glen Keane: "Step into the Page" - Drawing in VR

Otamin

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Original Poster
I thought this was incredible and well worth posting.

As an animator this excites me incredibly.

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Article: http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/10/...d_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget&ncid=rss_semi

The film, directed by Ashley Rodholm, shows how virtual reality allows Keane to finally bring his characters to life. "When you draw, you're expressing something that's real, visceral," he says in the short. "By making a line, it's sort of a seismograph of your soul." Instead of a paper and pencil, Keane draws life-sized versions of Ariel and Beast in the short with an HTC Vive headset and the 3D painting app Tilt Brush app (which is now owned by Google). And rather than just being static on a page, he's able to walk around his characters as if they were fully three-dimensional.

"In a way [VR] is making what happens already in my head a very tangible and practical thing. It's always been VR in my head," Keane said in an interview. "When I animate, I think of sculptural drawing. I try to turn a character in space so I can prove to you this is not a flat drawing."
 

ShoalFox

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In the Parks
Yes
Glen is right up there with the original nine old men as one of the best animators to ever live. If only Disney still made traditional animation... Hopefully they'll switch back after this decade or sooner.
 


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