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Hierarchical motion brushes for animation instancing

  • Antoine Milliez
  • , Gioacchino Noris
  • , Ilya Baran
  • , Stelian Coros
  • , Marie Paule Cani
  • , Maurizio Nitti
  • , Alessia Marra
  • , Markus Gross
  • , Robert W. Sumner
  • ETH Zurich
  • Disney Research Zurich
  • Onshape Inc
  • LTHE (UMR 5564 CNRS/IRD/Université de Grenoble)

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Abstract

Our work on "motion brushes" provides a new workflow for the creation and reuse of 3D animation with a focus on stylized movement and depiction. Conceptually, motion brushes expand existing brush models by incorporating hierarchies of 3D animated content including geometry, appearance information, and motion data as core brush primitives that are instantiated using a painting interface. Because motion brushes can encompass all the richness of detail and movement offered by animation software, they accommodate complex, varied effects that are not easily created by other means. To support reuse and provide an effective means for managing complexity, we propose a hierarchical representation that allows simple brushes to be combined into more complex ones. Our system provides stroke-based control over motion-brush parameters, including tools to effectively manage the temporal nature of the motion brush instances. We demonstrate the flexibility and richness of our system with motion brushes for splashing rain, footsteps appearing in the snow, and stylized visual effects.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNPAR 2014 - Proceedings of the Workshop on Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering - Joint Symposium on Computational Aesthetics and Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling and Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering, Expressive 2014
EditorsStephen N. Spencer
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages71-79
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781450330206
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Aug 2014
Externally publishedYes
EventWorkshop on Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering, NPAR 2014 - 4th Joint Symposium on Computational Aesthetics and Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling and Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering, Expressive 2014 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 8 Aug 201410 Aug 2014

Publication series

NameNPAR Symposium on Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering
Volume2014-January

Conference

ConferenceWorkshop on Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering, NPAR 2014 - 4th Joint Symposium on Computational Aesthetics and Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling and Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering, Expressive 2014
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period8/08/1410/08/14

Keywords

  • 3D painting
  • Hierarchical animation
  • Sketch-based interaction

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