Rotoscoping is frequently used as a tool for removing unwanted objects, separate objects from the background so they can be placed on top of other elementsm isolating color, effects or parts of your image, cleaning-up green screen composites and much more.

Rotoscoping can be a very difficult, time-intensive process that ends with a bad result, but in this course you will learn techniques to work fast, intuitive, with great precision and have fun with your work.

The rotoscoping course is taught by Lee Lanier which has written several books on the topic and teached rotoscoping techniques at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood. The first part of the course Lee will demonstrate basic techniques, and as the course progress he will move on to more advanced topics.

The course is taught in DaVinci Resolve but users of other tools (NUKE, After Effects, Flame, Silhouette etc) can also benefit from taking this course.

The footage and assets used in this course are available for download so that you can easily follow along.The art of rotoscoping is probably the most important skill to master for everyone working with visual effects and compositing.

Rotoscoping is frequently used as a tool for removing unwanted objects, separate objects from the background so they can be placed on top of other elementsm isolating color, effects or parts of your image, cleaning-up green screen composites and much more.

Rotoscoping can be a very difficult, time-intensive process that ends with a bad result, but in this course you will learn techniques to work fast, intuitive, with great precision and have fun with your work.

The rotoscoping course is taught by Lee Lanier which has written several books on the topic and teached rotoscoping techniques at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood. The first part of the course Lee will demonstrate basic techniques, and as the course progress he will move on to more advanced topics.

The course is taught in DaVinci Resolve but users of other tools (NUKE, After Effects, Flame, Silhouette etc) can also benefit from taking this course.

Lessons overview
01: Introduction
02: Color Power Windows
03: Color Window Tracking
04: Masking in Fusion
05: Using masks with merge tools
06: Custom masking in Fusion
07: Rotoscoping in Fusion
08: Masking toolbar options
09: Using double edge masks
10: Advanced masking options
11: Creating luma masks in Fusion
12: Other Luma Mask techniques
13: Using the Color Qualifier
14: Importing and exporting masks
15: Mask tracking in Fusion
16: Paint tools in Fusion