How to cut up a picture

Rasheed · Post by **Rasheed** » Fri Dec 16, 2005 9:23 pm

Inspired by Tom's Demolition short I wanted to try a cut-out animation myself.

Not wanting to sound morbid, but how DO I cut up a picture? Does it involve some retouch, to restore some parts that were hidden from view by e.g. an arm?

I photographed this from a glossy magazine as an example.

Post by **Lost Marble** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:23 am

If you're working with an existing picture, then yes, it will require restoring some parts you can't see in the original. If you're shooting pictures, I would position the model so that none of the important parts you want to move are hidden (hold their arms out to the side, for example).