Character reaching into clothing (Masking?)
Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2021 9:52 pm
For an animation I've been working on, there is a sequence where a character reaches into their onesie (it's a toddler) and pulls out an object (nothing phallic, don't worry). I've been struggling to try and find a way to do this. I attempted to use a mask, but it would require me to create a circular shape for the mask itself, and then I need to somehow cut an opening in the middle of it for the onesie and I have yet to find a way to edit masks in this way. I tried using the eraser tool, but it is very stubborn and only works for certain shapes (It doesn't effect the shape unless you go through like the entire thing).
I recall someone else saying that you could animate a character reaching into a pocket by putting a layer above the hand, but I'm not sure if this will work since I only need it for one scene and if I just left it on, the character's hand would keep vanishing everytime it went over the onesie. If there is some way to toggle masks on and off, that would work.
I recall someone else saying that you could animate a character reaching into a pocket by putting a layer above the hand, but I'm not sure if this will work since I only need it for one scene and if I just left it on, the character's hand would keep vanishing everytime it went over the onesie. If there is some way to toggle masks on and off, that would work.