Compositing 2D Elements in Toxik
In this series of lessons we'll learn how to composite 2d elements over live footage. Software required: Toxik 2009 and up for Project Files.
What you'll learn
In this series of lessons we'll learn how to composite 2d elements over live footage. Using a few simple images and our footage we'll learn a variety of compositing and animation techniques to create an appealing final comp. We'll begin this project by importing our elements and tracking various features of the face. We'll learn how to successfully create a track even when the tracked feature disappears. We'll learn how to create an animated mask to hide our elements during the eye blink. To combine all of the elements together, we'll use color correction, filtering and image generation tools. We'll learn how we can create various animations using expressions and tie everything together using compositing math to correctly control reflections and the layering of our pieces. Software required: Toxik 2009 and up for Project Files.
Table of contents
- Importing the Elements and Beginning the Composition 4m
- Tracking the Pupil Through the Blink 8m
- Creating a Mask for the Eye and a New Track 6m
- Animating the Eye Blink Mask 8m
- Incorporating the Rest of Our Elements 4m
- Creating the Spinning Pieces Using Expressions 6m
- Creating Fake Illumination on the Grid from the Spinners 5m
- Creating a Bright Circuit Using Color Correction Techniques 4m
- Creating a Pulsing Expression Using the Modulo Operator 10m
- Compositing the Reflections on Top of the Elements 4m
- Controlling the Reflections Using CC and Compositing Math 8m
- Combining Masks to Remove a Color Correction Issue 8m
- Color Correcting the Back Plate 8m
- Making Final Adjustments and Adding Motion Blur 8m
About the author
Along with creating and recording training, he also used to manage the support team and work closely with the production development team at Digital-Tutors, now a Pluralsight company. He began his career working freelance and quickly realized that he wanted to find a company where he could use his talents to help people succeed in the CG industry. Chris has likely watched more Pluralsight creative training than anyone on the planet, and its evidenced by his Einstein-sized brain and encyclopedic... more