WDAS Technology Projects: Computer Assisted Animation of Line and Paint in Disney’s Paperman

Computer-Assisted Animation of Line and Paint in Disney’s Paperman: We present a system which allows animators to combine CG animation’s strengths -- temporal coherence, spatial stability, and precise control -- with traditional animation’s expressive and pleasing line-based aesthetic. Our process begins as an ordinary 3D CG animation, but later steps occur in a light-weight and responsive 2D environment, where an artist can draw lines which the system can then automatically move through time using vector f