Animation backgrounds blog

Post by **Víctor Paredes** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:32 pm

I found this fantastic blog, maybe you actually know it, but if not I'm sure it will go directly to your favorites.
http://animationbackgrounds.blogspot.com/
This guy take screenshots of animated movies and using photoshop eliminates the characters and re-construct the clear backgrounds.
There is a lot to explore

DK · Post by DK » Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:33 pm

That is amazing but I'm wondering......what would be the point of redoing so many backgrounds and then sharing them online? There is a note saying they cannot be used due copyright but absolutely brilliantly done never the less!!!

D.K

mkelley · Post by **mkelley** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:54 am

I don't know what the guy's particular "point" is, but the point of us visiting the site is to learn from the wonderful art you can examine.

It's far easier to learn from the masters when you can see the art on its own. That's why film art books show backgrounds unadorned.

DK · Post by DK » Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:24 am

Yes....I wish there was a tutorial or two on his site as to how he does them and what resources he uses. He's amazing.

D.K

Mikdog · Post by **Mikdog** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:59 am

I'm pretty sure he'd take a screen grab of a character in one position of the screen, then when the character moves out of that position, take another grab, then put the 2 images on top of each other in Photoshop and use the best of both backgrounds where the character isn't showing.

heyvern · Post by **heyvern** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:53 pm

I've done this with screen grabs of movies. If the camera pans up or down over a person or area on screen you can grab a bunch of frames and stitch them together to create a large image of that person or area.

I did this with the T2 movie when I built a 3D model of the T800 and needed better reference. There's a scene in the beginning where the camera pans up the T2.

I've also used this technique to create 3D "cross eyed" or anaglyph stereo images from movies. If the camera pans slow enough and there isn't a lot of action and motion blur you can capture two frames at the correct distance and create a 3D stereo image. I'm not sure but this may be how they can turn "flat" movies into 3D with proprietary software. With two frames from a moving camera you can get 3D information from it.

-vern

chucky · Post by **chucky** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:22 pm

I don't see many, or any stereoscopic ASPRO renders floating around, I love that kind of thing.
I used to draw stereo images by hand with red and blue pencils.... and I feel a bit sick just thinking about that, now. It wasn't good enough just to get planar separation, was it? No no I had to see the actual form in 3D, 'they' should've locked me up for that...... cackles madly

It looks like what he is doing is matching cels back to backgrounds after they have been tragically separated... brings tears to me eyes.

Mikdog · Post by **Mikdog** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:34 pm

I'd like to see the pictures you drew stereoscopically. Could you post one here?

chucky · Post by **chucky** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:14 am

Mikdog, sure I will, if I can remember where they are. Could be in a box somewhere, I know there's a folder somewhere with a bunch of old stuff in it.
I wil have a dig around when I get a chance.